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

A joy seems to come better,
When a delaying of it has been retained......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCCb DE FgbbFgX XgDEFfXcbXABCCb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,2,7,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110110 10010001001 1111010 01110101001 01 1011101001 110101011010 001 00101 1010001001 101 001 11001 111110111 010001 01101011 1011101001 110101011010 001 11010 1101001 1101 10010 0110110 10010001001 1111010 01110101001 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 160
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

    The author used the same word a at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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