This is an analysis of the poem The Most Sacred Of Sentiments that begins with:

Why does it take one to age,
To reflect upon the importance of family? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabaXXcc abXXXbbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101101 0010100100100 0010100111010 110100100 01100100 011010 1111111 101000101101 11000100 0101001100 11111 10101100 10101101001010 01110010 1001110 1110100101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 294
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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 Most Sacred Of Sentiments;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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