This is an analysis of the poem Escorted To The Threshold Of Fame that begins with:

Many have more than been escorted,
To the threshold of fame....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcbb Xdeadd ABfce ghXfc cX hXg dX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,5,5,2,3,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101110010 001101 11010111 10010 110100101 10110100 1111110 11010011001 010110 010101 1110000100111 101110010 001101 10011010010 101011 111101 10001110111 1110110 110010 11111 0010111 101010 1111001 101101110 010100 111 11101010 1010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Escorted To The Threshold Of Fame;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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