This is an analysis of the poem Attached To The Master that begins with:

From my hands I hold onto such a gratefulness.
I am blessed to have a mind to define my success, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaabcbc cddXbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0111110101000 1110101001101 01111001 101011101 11110101001001 01010001011 1010010 10101001110 1110010101 0100011010 1011110101 10010101101 0010 101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 269
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; i, my are repeated.

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  • summary of Attached To The Master;
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