This is an analysis of the poem Chasing Perfection that begins with:

Chasing perfecion,
To get it reflected......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabacXXcaXadX eX fac gaeX X fX XXXchgaijeihcb X cXfiaejjid
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,2,3,4,1,2,14,1,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100 010010 111100 101000001 11 0010000 101010 01101001 11011010 00101011000 10101 001110100 110001000 10100010101 11011101001 101010 11101001 011110100 11 111010010 11010011110 111 10101 1110110 1010001 110111 011101 1100111 010011111 101110010 111101 110101001 0101010100 11010010 0110 11 010011001 0111001001 11001011101 11100 010 1100100001001 0111111 010101 11111 111101110 011110001 0001010010 1010100 111010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; questions, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of Chasing Perfection;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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