This is an analysis of the poem Escalated Mistakes that begins with:

Pretentions seldom correct mistakes.
Often it takes a facing of them, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXbba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100100101 100101000 001101 1101001110101 111101010001 0101011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 110
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 Escalated Mistakes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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