This is an analysis of the poem Too Many Bitter that begins with:

There's just too many bitter.
And......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abc Abd AbEfCcGHi AbdXabEfCcGHi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,9,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111010 1 1010001 1111010 1 1000101 1111010 1 1011100 0 10010100 1 1001000 10 1010 1111010 1 1000101 1 101010 1 1011100 0 10010100 1 1001000 10 1010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • 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; bitter is repeated.

    The author used the same word there's 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 Many Bitter;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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