This is an analysis of the poem If You Are Up To The Challenge that begins with:

No.
Do not do that to yourself....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcddeebf gcXXgefhah
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1111010 1110101011 1101010001 1010010101 0111101 01101111 10101 10111011 100001001110100 110 1010 011 01110010 11010 111 1001 10111010 11010111 1110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 270
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

  • 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 do is repeated.

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

  • summary of If You Are Up To The Challenge;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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