This is an analysis of the poem Acceptable Efforts that begins with:
There comes a time,
When those who choose to compete......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXcddbXXbcc XXba
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 1101 1111001 0101001010100 11100110100 001111 110111101 0101010100 01011101 110010101 1111010001 1101010001 0011010010010 1100111010 11 10101101010
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 181
- Average number of words per stanza: 31
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- 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; to is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Acceptable Efforts;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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