This is an analysis of the poem With It To Value that begins with:

Peace of mind received to get,
With it to value and kept possessed......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AabXaXacXa AbabXacccX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 000101101 0110111001 11001001101 10100011101 0110010 011100111 110010 001001010 00100101 1010101 001101 1010101 11011001101 011101001 0101 0100110101 101001110001 0101010110001 1110101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 362
  • Average number of words per stanza: 63
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • 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; to, of are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word peace at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of With It To Value;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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