This is an analysis of the poem Treasured that begins with:

A treasure that was given,
Was dismissed before declared....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab XcdXc ebXXa baabea dXdaeXdb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,5,6,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101110 1010101 01000101 1010111 0101010010 110101 10101000 1100010 0101101 110101101010 111111001 1111101001 1101000 01011 1000101101 10101101111 01011000111 1010001 110011010 1101 10111 0101101 011101010 101010110 10101010 01001011 11010101 11111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word someone is repeated.

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

  • summary of Treasured;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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