This is an analysis of the poem To Feed And Please Those Comforts that begins with:

There are those who live lives,
Externally expressed....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcaacc bdbXbdXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 010001 111 011101 100101001 01010000100 0111110 01100101010101 1111010001 10001111010 01 11000100101 00101011 010101010 11010 1001001100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 255
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.

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

  • summary of To Feed And Please Those Comforts;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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