This is an analysis of the poem Before Proving Themselves Capable that begins with:

The one main advantage someone has,
In living amongst others......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbbca bdedcfb cbecgcXgXceh XX bf X h XXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,12,2,2,1,1,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011010111 0100110 11010011 1100010100 01010100011 101010001 10101000010100 010100 1101001110110 101010001010 1100010100 010101101 0010010 010001000101 1 0100100 101111010 101100001 1100101000100 110011001010 10101 011001100 0101110101001 10100100111001 001010110010 00111101010101 1011011011 110111101011 10110110110 1100100111 101111110 111110010101 1 010101 11 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 156
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • 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, i are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase yes connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Before Proving Themselves Capable;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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