This is an analysis of the poem Effort Takes that begins with:

Just a wish supported by initiative.
And a desire driven by a crave....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaBXcdBXBXBbXbBbdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101010100 1001010101 101 01000011010 00100100 0010011010 101 1 101 10101000 101 101010101 1101001101 110011001 101 01010011 00101010 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 468
  • Average number of words per stanza: 74
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Effort Takes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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