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

Did you see that man riding past,
With shoulders bowed with care?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababacacdedeffff gfgfhfhf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01111101 010101 101000101 100101 11010111 111101 11011101 111111 11111111 110111 11010101 111111 11111101 000111 11010101 010001 110101001 011101 11010101 111101 01011111 110100 01010101 010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 392
  • Average number of words per stanza: 73
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; he, no, his are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words he, no are repeated.

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

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

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