This is an analysis of the poem Excellence Only that begins with:

If you are the kind to whine.
Make excuses and complain, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaBc deeaeaedafa XgdXhgfgiX eBifhfXfcXfXX XXfbaeffdeg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,11,10,13,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110101 1010101 01001011 0111 01011 11010 1010 00010001 100100 0010010 11101 01110 0010 11101 11010010 100110 0101111 1010101 01101 1010 01001011 101001 0101010 00101001 011011 11110 01001011 1110111 0110010010 1110 1010 1010 10101101 0100011 0010001 001001 10110 1010100 111 111011001 1010101 001 1101 001011 1101101 0101 011010 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Excellence Only;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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