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

I do not think all failure's undeserved,
And all success is merely someone's luck; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbb acacdXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11111100101 1101010111 1111011001 1111011111 1111011101 1111011011 1111110110 1101010101 0101110011 1111010101 0100111101 11011101 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 273
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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