This is an analysis of the poem Committed To Deliver that begins with:

I can not settle to produce less,
Than my best....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcDbB XbcdXXXABcDbB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111100011 111 1 110110 1 1101011 110100010 1011101 1 011101 0111010110100 1101011111 111100011 111 1 110110 1 1101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Committed To Deliver;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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