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

Build on resolve, and not upon regret,
The structure of thy future. Do not grope... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababccdd efefaagg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101110101 0100110111 0101101111 1111110101 1101010111 0101001010 1101111101 0111010111 1101010101 0101101101 11010010101 0111010101 1001110101 1101000111 1110011111 1101110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 350
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • 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; of is repeated.

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

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