This is an analysis of the poem Consistently Persistent that begins with:

If one is not...
Consistently persistent, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaabacbXaaXdeae dXdcafdgXgffeceg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101 0100010 0010001 01001 1001 110101 0111010 101010 0101010 1111 01100 010101010 10110011 10100 10101001 110010 10110100 101010 001010 00101010 0010001 11001010 0100001 10101 11001 01001 010011 0011101 11011 001010 00101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 390
  • Average number of words per stanza: 62
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

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  • summary of Consistently Persistent;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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