This is an analysis of the poem I Seek A Need To Succeed that begins with:

Sometimes I do wonder,
What it is i've done....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXXbXXab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011110 10011 101010 1111101 0011101 1011010 1 0111010011 0111 10111101 1001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 278
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of I Seek A Need To Succeed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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