This is an analysis of the poem Hard Is The Journey that begins with:

Gold vessels of fine wines,
thousands a gallon,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abca bdXe cfXa XXdX GGXeXafaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110011 10010 110011 10110 111111 11110 111111 10011 111101 01010 101101 01110 111101 00010 110001 11010 10010 10010 11010 11111 110111 10110 110111 10110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 92
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Hard Is The Journey;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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