This is an analysis of the poem How Strong Are Your Interests? that begins with:

Bold must be the steps,
To remove one from doubts......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABBCB Xdbeddf ghijacba kekgXaX XX aebXgXbbgf AABBCB XX hhbXijbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,8,7,2,10,6,2,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11001 001101 01111001 10110101 1010010 101111011 0101011 0101000101 101010001 111101 01010101 10100010 00010 1110 0010011 10101 101 001001 101100 1010101 011010100 010101101111 01001101 100110100101 10101110101010 010111010101 111100111 01011101 1 011111111111 1111100 101001010 1010101001 1001111 1111010 011101 11110101001 100 1100110100 11110100010 11001 001101 01111001 10110101 1010010 101111011 1 11111 1 1110011001 110100101 11110 1111111010 101 110010101 0100
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

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

  • summary of How Strong Are Your Interests?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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