This is an analysis of the poem Was It Worth It? that begins with:
Take every lie you've heard,
To repeat to tell....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXab XXXb XbXbX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1100111 00101 001001 1010 11011110 10100101101 10100101 010010001 1 01101 1110000100 00100001 0101111010
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
- Average number of words per stanza: 22
- Amount of lines: 13
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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 Was It Worth It?;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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