This is an analysis of the poem Too Much Of A Sacrifice that begins with:
No one can lead anyone,
Self inflicted......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abccdbeX decXXaXecee bXcedXb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,11,7,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111100 1010 0100 10010 10010 100100101 01010010 01011 11110 1000111 011110 10010 00110010 11001010 00111 00101001 10010 001000100 1010011 1 11101 101110 0101001 1110010 11101010 10010
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 213
- Average number of words per stanza: 37
- Amount of lines: 26
- Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Too Much Of A Sacrifice;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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