This is an analysis of the poem When A Cure For Them Was Found that begins with:

Very few can say they miss in any way,
What they believed experienced but never had....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabbb bXbaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10111110101 110101001101 1010001101 00100111 01011111011 1111010010001 1011110001010101 1010101010101 01111011011 010011010111000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 247
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 49 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • 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; they is repeated.

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

  • summary of When A Cure For Them Was Found;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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