This is an analysis of the poem Consider Yourself Extremely Fortunate that begins with:

One normally gets a few seconds,
To make a first and a last impression....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaaX XaXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110010110 0101101010 11111010111 01010010100 1110011 11011001 11100011 111101111 111111 1111111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.

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  • summary of Consider Yourself Extremely Fortunate;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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