This is an analysis of the poem Pain Is A Country Cousin Of Yours that begins with:

Pain is a country cousin of yours.
He flings buds of awakening desires...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXaXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101001 11100100010 0101010011 11 11111010 101011 0110101 1100111100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 271
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 Pain Is A Country Cousin Of Yours;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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