This is an analysis of the poem What A Difference Reality Makes that begins with:

What a difference reality makes.
Those who once chased rainbows......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Aba cdaaebaf Agg aXbXX Abdefba bcbafXf AbXcfadXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,8,3,5,7,7,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1010001001 111111 11001101 0101010 010101 1110011 110101 01010111 0010001 10101001 101100011 1010001001 01010001 0101101 110110 0101101 11110010 110111010 11010001100 1010001001 101010 0101101 11101 101111 100100010 100101101001 111011 00101101 1101 11011001 11110101 11001110 00111001111 1010001001 101110 0101010 1110 101011011 1010001 111100001 1100 110010010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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 What A Difference Reality Makes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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