This is an analysis of the poem The Sacrifice Involved that begins with:

With a doing made to appear much too easy,
As unknown experiences has pieced together......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXabbc cXbddbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 001010011110 1010100011010 1000 0110110010 111010110 10010001 1111001011001 0010001 11 1100110001 110010101100 110110101100 1010101 1001010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 247
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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.

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

  • summary of The Sacrifice Involved;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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