This is an analysis of the poem Give Them No Credit that begins with:

Maybe it is believed,
Those who have achieved success......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcX bX XadaX X acdXbb bX ececX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,2,5,1,6,2,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100001 1110101 1010 0101010010 11011 101 1 010001 10100100110 00110101 0100010101 111111111000 1101111 1111011010 01111000100 110100100101010001 1111001101 11001011010 11000101111 1011110100011 1111101 11011011011 1111011111 01 00100110100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; of, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

  • summary of Give Them No Credit;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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