This is an analysis of the poem Endeavors Kept Personal that begins with:

It takes a doing everyday.
And from it not to stray to stay focused, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcadb bdbXXc XebXbe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01010101 1001010110 111001011010 00101011101 110100101 1010001011010111 101010111111 110100101 101010110101101 111010101001010 11011111 010001010100101010 01011001110111 10100111000101 010011100100101 10101100101010101 110010010011101 111100101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 307
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 50 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, to are repeated.

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  • summary of Endeavors Kept Personal;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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