This is an analysis of the poem The Ones Who Have Struggled that begins with:

If people have found themselves blessed,
With decisions and choices they have made......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcXdbddbcXcbbcdaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011011 0010110111 0010110100101 111110 11111100010 101001 011110 0110 101100101 11101001101 1111001 11110001 0101010100010110 10101101010 1 100101010010 010111001 110111000111 001000111101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 738
  • Average number of words per stanza: 124
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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, have are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of The Ones Who Have Struggled;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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