This is an analysis of the poem Taking Up The Fair Ideal that begins with:

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Taking up the fair Ideal,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1010101 10101 1010001000 101010 10101000 1010010 10000001001100 10100 100001100 101010 101100000 10001010 10101000 110000100 100100 10000000 11000100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 193
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Taking Up The Fair Ideal;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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