This is an analysis of the poem Documenting Of Those Endeavors that begins with:

There is nothing more I hate to do...
Than it is to prove someone a fool....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaXbacdd adbcdXaXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 101011101 100011101 11101 1101001 111001 111001011010 0011111 11111110100101 100010101 00100001010 0111001 1011101 11010011101 0110011010101 111101111 010110010101 110011100010 01110110101 011011101 110110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 379
  • Average number of words per stanza: 74
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; to, of are repeated.

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

  • summary of Documenting Of Those Endeavors;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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