This is an analysis of the poem With A Waiting For Relief that begins with:

You will have to leapfrog over past decades,
To understand with a participation done......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcde effdb ghhXggc Xaihia
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,7,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10101110101 010100010101 10010 01111011 111 0111101111 1100100101 0010101 001011 01001111 111111000 010101111001 111101 1101011001 111010001001101 11010001 01000111010 1110101101 11110 1010001001 1 01101 001011101010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 204
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; you, of are repeated.

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

  • summary of With A Waiting For Relief;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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