This is an analysis of the poem Be Unafraid To Make Mistakes that begins with:

Not deciding for yourself,
Who or what you wish to be......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaabbXbX cdceXefbXXcdcfd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,15,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010110 1111100 0110111 1010011 1010100 1101101 1001010 11111001 1011010100 11101010101 1001100100 1010101001101 0110001 100101001 11011001001 1101010 1110101 1011101010101 01010101 0100010001 11010101 0100101001101 10101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 266
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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 Be Unafraid To Make Mistakes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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