This is an analysis of the poem Come Prepared that begins with:

If anyone wishes to get anywhere,
The best strategy to use......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXc XdeedcecX XX XX cfgbfbgc XXXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,9,2,2,8,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001001101 0110001 010011010 01010100100 0010000101 110 10101 0100101 001111 10010001 0110010 10111 010000100101 0101010010 1100101111001 111010 1 1 11101 101011011011 1010101 1111 1010011 11100101 001011011001 0101 100 01111 011 010101111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Come Prepared;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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