This is an analysis of the poem Is It Success Or Mediocrity that begins with:
Those most qualified to lead,
Are more often than not......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXacc bXdbXX dcaXcb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1110101 111011 01110100 11111 01110100 0100110100 1010011 1101110100 010110100 1001 1111001 0100110000 1011101 01100100 00101001 1101 0001110100 110101010
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
- Average number of words per stanza: 28
- Amount of lines: 18
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Is It Success Or Mediocrity;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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