This is an analysis of the poem Always Be Optimistic. that begins with:

Always be optimistic.
ALWAYS....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Ab cbdeffc deaeXbXcXAb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,7,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010 11 0101101 1100 1101 100111 111010 01010010 0101010111 11010 100101010 1101 010001 110 1101110100 10100011010010 0101001010 1101010 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

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  • summary of Always Be Optimistic.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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