This is an analysis of the poem When Remembered For What It Is And Missed that begins with:

Knowing the business of one's talent helps,
After establishing a recognition....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcdXeb eaX caaeebed ecXaaddX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,3,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1001001101 10010001010 00101111010 1010010100010 0001000010 110100001 011101 011101000110 00100110101 0110101 001001011101 10011001110001 1101110101000 011000101 0100110111 101110001010 10101001011001 1010000100100 1010110011 1011010 100101001010 11101 010001 10111001001 0100 000 10010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 252
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase it connects the lines.

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

  • summary of When Remembered For What It Is And Missed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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