This is an analysis of the poem Other's Successes that begins with:
CAN you go to another who wins in the fight
And give him a hand-shake that 's true?...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababacac cdcdcccc cccXeXeX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 111001011001 111011111 111101001001 000101011 11011111011 111111001 11110111111 011111011 01101001001 011011001 11001001111 01001001 0110100101101 1110011111 11101011001 111011011 011001101011 011101011 001001101101 0110011100 00001111001 01111010 111001101001 11001010
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 333
- Average number of words per stanza: 67
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; your, you are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words if, did are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Other's Successes;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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