This is an analysis of the poem The Proof Of Worth that begins with:

Though victory's proof of the skill you possess,
Defeat is the proof of your grit;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd dbdbebeb dbdbdfdf bgbghfhf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11001001101 01001011 01011001001 111011101 101001101011 001111011 11111001101 11111001 01111101101 101001011 101011001001 11111101 101001001011 11011001 001111001111 11101101 01001011101 101111001 11011001001 11011011 111001101001 11101001 101101001001 01001001 001111011111 11111001 001111001001 11111011 11001011011 100001011 01001010000 101111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 338
  • Average number of words per stanza: 69
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; of, and, his, he, that, how, to are repeated.

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

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  • summary of The Proof Of Worth;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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