This is an analysis of the poem Hauling Not To Stall My Aspirations that begins with:

If what I have possessed impresses more,
Than the deeds I bring for anyone to address......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabcXbdab XddbbdXcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0111010101 101111100011 11101111 101011010111 11101001011000 10100011010 11110110101 111101001 01000111101010 0100 011010101010101 011010010001 11101100010 11110111101 0011110010001 1110111011 001010111010 1010110100110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 398
  • Average number of words per stanza: 73
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; have, to, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of Hauling Not To Stall My Aspirations;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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