This is an analysis of the poem For The Moment that begins with:

Life is simple and gay
The bright sun rings with a quiet sound...

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: abbcXcX XXXaX adefge defbeg g Xc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,5,6,6,1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101011 011100101 010011100 1 01001101 0110111101 10111001001 111001 111010 111101 0111001 101001 1111 1010 111001001 111101 1011111 0101101 100110 111010001 0101101 001110 1010111 111111011 001111 0100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 For The Moment;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!