This is an analysis of the poem Consistent Excellence that begins with:

Go...
Ask anyone of your neighbors, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBbcadcdcee aBXaeabX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 11000110 110000 001010100 0010111 00111 01011 001010 0111100 01111101 11000101 1 11000110 11111 11111001 001010000101 01011111 101 110000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 268
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Consistent Excellence;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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