This is an analysis of the poem Take It Fightin’ that begins with:

When you’ve got no chance at all,
Take it fightin’.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX BXBBAX cXcX BXBBAX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,4,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111111 1010 1110001 1010 11111010 10101010 10111010 11101110 10101 1010 11111110 1010 11110010 1010 11111010 10101010 10111010 11101110 10101 1010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Take It Fightin’;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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