This is an analysis of the poem Welcome The Criticism that begins with:

Remember...
There are worse things that can happen, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBCDCDCEE CdXXbCCEEXaBCDCD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,16,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010 11111110 10010011010 001000110 010101010 11001100 1111111 0010010110 10110000101 1001010 100001000 11101010100010 1111011101 1010001001 1001010 1111111 0010010110 10110000101 010 11111110 10010011010 001000110 010101010 11001100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 283
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 repeated the same word themselves at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Welcome The Criticism;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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