This is an analysis of the poem Which Sickness Is Preferred that begins with:
If it helps to heal,
Why would sugar be added......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaabcXa dXeeba ea acXXead
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,2,7,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 00101 1110010 001000010110 010010100 101000010100011 00010010 1110010 1100100110 1010 010101010 101110001 010101001010100 00101100110101 111010110 10101110110 1 100111 00111000101001 10100101001000 0101110100 110001 0100111000110
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 199
- Average number of words per stanza: 33
- Amount of lines: 22
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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.
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 Which Sickness Is Preferred;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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