This is an analysis of the poem The Pricelessness Of It that begins with:

I came to provide you,
A safe haven to share....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcdee fgecbhdb ABibcigfcX jchjhXXABccj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,8,10,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110011 011001 111010 1101010 00111 1111101 1101110 111101 1101011010 10101101 100101 00101010 010010 110001 110011 011001 11111 001101 11110111 111011111 111101111101 1011101 1010010 0111101001 11101011001 1010101 10110110 010110100 001001010 011011 110011 011001 10100000 11111 01110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 207
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, you are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of The Pricelessness Of It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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