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

Trouble, but not often...
Will appear unexpectedly to give me a wink....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXabbacd XdbcaXbXXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101110 0011010001101 10111011101 001001101010 0110010110 11010000001000010 001101001000 1111111 100100111010 101010101001 1010110101 100100101110 00100011001 0010100111100 111101001101 111011101011 10111011110 001001101111010 0010010100101100 0101100100001110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 463
  • Average number of words per stanza: 80
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, i are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word trouble 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 Trouble;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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