This is an analysis of the poem Due For Much Success that begins with:

I had not decided to become impressive.
Anyone who knows me......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD efff fbge XefX gXdehh ABCDXXdX Xd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,6,8,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010001010 100111 11011 11011 111100010101 1110111 000110101 1101011111 1111101 11010101 110011 100101 1110010100 01010011101 11101010101011 01101100101001 111001000111 11010101 111111 1110100101 1011110 101011001 111010001010 100111 11011 11011 110 1110010010110100 10100101 11101010111 101010 1111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; i, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Due For Much Success;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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