This is an analysis of the poem A Remote Chance They Are Not Aware that begins with:

Anyone who obtains success,
With claims they are surprised by it......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXdeba bXbdXXeX caXa baX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,4,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010101 01110110 1010010100 1010 010001001110 11101000110 101000100 0110110111 111010 1111111001 1001111 010101 1101001000 1110000 100010010 10011100 10 100011 11101 01110 11 1100111 000110100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 178
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; as, of, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of A Remote Chance They Are Not Aware;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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