This is an analysis of the poem Pointless It Is To Lament that begins with:

Pointless it is to lament,
For it's always the wish of the lord of the universe,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: AbCXXA cbadbbA XefcXXedA cfaXeAbC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,9,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1000001 10110100100101 0110101 1000111000 111001001 1000001 01110011001 01100 11001101001 110110100010 0111001010 100110101111000 1000001 10101 00100101 1110100011 111101 00011010 01010101 110010100111 11111010001111 1000001 0011011010 1011001 1100110111 1110100110 011101 1000001 11100100100101 0110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 272
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it, of, to are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines this is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word lament at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Pointless It Is To Lament;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Narsinh Mehta