This is an analysis of the poem Don'T Quit that begins with:

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
when the road you're trudging seems all uphill,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbc ddcXe Xee cffc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,3,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 111111010 1011101111 1011110111 1110111101 11010110110111111 10100111 110101011 1100101011111111101 11110111110100101 100101010100111001 1001011011111100101 1111110111 111100101 010101011010100101 11110111111 010110101 1100111101011111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 248
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 58 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words when, often are repeated.

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  • summary of Don'T Quit;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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