This is an analysis of the poem Which One Is Left To Experience Regret? that begins with:

When one has lived without,
What one has never had to live with......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbX XX ccbXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,2,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 111101010 00010 0011000111010 01001001 010001101 1011110101 01110110101 10111 1101010001 1100 111010010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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

  • summary of Which One Is Left To Experience Regret?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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