This is an analysis of the poem Don'T Slow Your Pace that begins with:

Whatever your endeavors,
May you seek them with happiness....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDD deae ffXgXaca ABCDD ddXXaXddddgd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,8,5,12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010 11100100 110001001010 11111 10100100 011011010 1101001 10101110110 10010001111 1011110 1011010 10110010001 1011010 11101 1010101010 110 110111011 1101010 11100100 110001001010 11111 10100100 11011111 01011011001 01101110101 11000101 1111110111 110 1111101 10100 10101110101 100101010 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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, your are repeated.

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

  • summary of Don'T Slow Your Pace;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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