This is an analysis of the poem I Dare To Adventure that begins with:

I don't make attempts to define,
What it is I did to do to have done....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXX XXbb XX XXba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,2,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11101001 1001001011 10101010 011111 111010 011000011 00111001010 101010010001 111111010011 1110010 1111111101 1000111111010 1010100101001 111011110101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, i are repeated.

    The author used the same word nor at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of I Dare To Adventure;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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