This is an analysis of the poem Too Often Missed To Forget that begins with:

What was given to take and had,
Has depleted any leftovers saved....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcaXbdba abXccXdbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100111 1010101101 11100110010 00100110100001 10100110100 00110110 110010101101 101010001101010 1011010011011 010101001110001 0111000101001 1 111100100010 0101111111 100010010111 10010110010 01101010101001 001001011 1010101001 1110100110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 413
  • Average number of words per stanza: 75
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • 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 Too Often Missed To Forget;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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