This is an analysis of the poem Too Easy To Get that begins with:

So many want what they want,
And to get....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAaBA AAaBA XacBDd AAaBA AAaBA bccbab AAaBAaA BXDaAda
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,6,5,5,6,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101111 101 1 110111010 101 1101111 101 1 110111010 1101 110101010 11011011 1 110011010 11010100 01001 1101111 101 1 110111010 101 1101111 101 1 110111010 1101 11010011111 101011001 1 1101010000111 1 101110001 1101111 101 1 110111010 101 1 10111010101 110011010 11 11010100 1 10111010101 100101111101 0101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 46
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

    The author used the same word so at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Too Easy To Get;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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