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

Courage is the strength to stand up
When it's easier to fall down and lose hold....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xa Xa Xb ab ac Xc aa Xa ad Xd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10001011 10100011111 0000100011010 101000011101 100001000110100 10100010101 00101010111010 10100011010111 100000111 10100011111011 00010101101101 1010001011011 100010011011 10100010011111 000101101110010 10100010101 0010010010 011101 100010 0111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 87
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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