This is an analysis of the poem Tricks To Treat that begins with:

Tricks to treat become less sweetened,
When the novelty of it......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccbc deXbbX eaXdafdf X X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,8,1,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101110 1010000 0010010100 1010100100100 100100010 101010 111100101 110101001010 0011011101 11010111 1 1101010011 110110001010 11101100100001 00100100011010 01010101111001 1011101101010 01000100110100111 1111100101 10100011 110 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Tricks To Treat;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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