This is an analysis of the poem Competing In Competitions that begins with:

You lured me with one hope and wish,
That from you I would get......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaXaXXXaXbXaba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 11101111 101111 10011010101 001101000 1 1111101010 101001 011111000 111100101 11011110 00110111111 10101101010 11101000101011 111101 01001010011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 542
  • Average number of words per stanza: 97
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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.

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

  • summary of Competing In Competitions;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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