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

I think if you had loved me when I wanted;
If I'd looked up one day, and seen your eyes,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcacadedeXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11011111110 0111111111 11111100110 11111101011 11000111011 010001100111 11011011111 0111110111 10111100111 1111111111 10011111011 01111101111 111011111010 10011111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 683
  • Average number of words per stanza: 126
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (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; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

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