This is an analysis of the poem Good Things! that begins with:
It's never too late to do good things...
When those good things come, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABC dXdaXa eefcef XX cgddd ghghgXABCadg
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,6,6,2,5,12,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 010110101 11011 001 0110000101 1001100 0101101 010101 10 1110 0101101111 110010111 1010110011 110101 10111001 010111 111 1110111101 1011001 0011111 11001 111101 01001101001 101011010101 10111000010 101000101 1110 10111 010110101 11011 001 1110101 10110 110111
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 33
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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; you, good, things are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Good Things!;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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