This is an analysis of the poem The Best Is Good Enough that begins with:

I quarrel not with destiny,
But make the best of everything-... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbC cbA cbC abA XbCXcbAC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010100 11010101 01000111 10010111 01011111 11010100 11111100 01111101 01000111 11011100 11110001 11010100 01011111 01110111 01000111 11011111 11000100 11010100 01000111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 101
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Best Is Good Enough;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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