This is an analysis of the poem The Pleasure Of One's Company that begins with:

Often does not come soon enough,
When someone or something is wished......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD ecdd ABCD cffdg gX fX eX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,5,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10111101 11111001 0010001 1111010111 01001100 1011101 0101001111 11010101001 10111101 11111001 0010001 1111010111 1011100101 10101 1110101101 011001001 0010001010000010 1110 0110101100 0110101001 111111011 110 10011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 114
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word it is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase really connects the lines.

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

  • summary of The Pleasure Of One's Company;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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