This is an analysis of the poem This Has Been Your Convenience that begins with:

What has happened to our marriage?
'What marriage? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a aXXbbcc cddX a XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,7,4,1,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100110 110 1101010001010 1101 1010011 110111 1100 11101110101 11010101 10101 11010 11111110 1010110 1 0101010 11110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 87
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

  • summary of This Has Been Your Convenience;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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