This is an analysis of the poem A Person's Worth Is Invaluable that begins with:

A person's worth,
Isn't in their ability......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbX BcdeeXe XXbXcbe fbefe BdacddbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,7,7,5,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101 00010100 00110010 10010000 11101010 00100 11100011 1011101 11101 1101 1010001 1010011 1101111 1101100100 10101 00100100 0011110 1110101110 010100100 10100001 0101101 11010000100 0101101010 11101010 001001111 0101001 11111 010010101 11101 1100101010 10101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 187
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of A Person's Worth Is Invaluable;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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