This is an analysis of the poem Those Purchased Temptations that begins with:

Sometimes that which is dangled to tease,
And tempting with ease on the eyes to please......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabX cXca bacacXab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 011101001 1100110101 0010001 1010010010010 1101010 0101001001010 01010010101 010010010 1 1010001110010 11 110010101011 101001 111100101 01011101010 01011011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 199
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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.

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

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

  • summary of Those Purchased Temptations;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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