This is an analysis of the poem There To Give As Expected that begins with:

Alone but not with a lonely feeling,
To dwell in regret I live a single life....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabaccXXbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0111001010 01001110101 11110100001 010101101 1 1100010001010 1110010001 101101101001 111111011010 10101010111 101001111010 111001001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 459
  • Average number of words per stanza: 94
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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, as, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of There To Give As Expected;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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