This is an analysis of the poem The Forgiving Business that begins with:
A heart is not yet open...
If it shys away, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aBC dXed bXfg gfcee ffehh cegXaBC
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,4,5,5,7,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0101110 00101 0001010 10001001 101110 0101001 010101 1011101 0101101010 111001010 1010101 1100001 01101010 1100110 10100010 010110101 10101 110000 11001 11001 110101 1010001 10100010 1101 10101110 00101 0001010
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 106
- Average number of words per stanza: 19
- Amount of lines: 27
- Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Forgiving Business;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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