This is an analysis of the poem Bitterness that begins with:

Yes, they were kind exceedingly; most mild
Even in indignation, taking by the hand...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa bXbc aXaX dedX XbXb acac afaf aXaXXebeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101010011 100101010101 11010100101 010001111101 1111010101 110100110101 10011101101 011101011111 10000100001 100111011000 10101010101 100101010011 01001010101 1101010101001 1011010101 1111010111100 1111010011 111101111101 1111011001 11011111001 1001110101 0101000111111 0100010111 011111011111 10111100011 110101010111 0100010001 110001010011 1100011101 101100110101 1111011111 1101011111010 1111110111 110101011110 1111111010 0100101011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 191
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; they, him, his, she, her, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of Bitterness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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