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

once
we were young...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXbbbcdaefXXXdecdadfgXXcdgba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 30,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 101 10 01 10 10 101 0101 10 0100 1 1 0 101 010 1001 1 0 101 1 111 1 000 10 1 1 1 100 10 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 252
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 7 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 2
  • 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 Luck;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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