This is an analysis of the poem It Is A Gamble that begins with:

Doing well.
No longer on 'that' mission, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcd adaacdXXefgegdbgfXdbdege eXeghbiib bfXbabehbe cX aaXfXXbfgi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,24,9,10,2,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 1101110 0010100100 11010011 10101010100 101011 11010000101 101 0010100 10111010 1010001001 1010010010 101 1011110 010010110101 10100101 101011101010 110 100011101 010100110 0101101 1111110 111010101 1101110011010 1111001101 00101010010110 1001111 1010100 01100011 0111010 001111101 111001 1111 10110100 10 100010 101010101 01011001110 1001000101010 101111111000 11100010101001 110110010 1101000010110 111011110101 0101010101 10111010 010110010001 1101111010 01010010001101 00010 01011 1110111000101 0100100100 0101111 101001011010 0110101010 111001 101101001 10111010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 345
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 59
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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

  • summary of It Is A Gamble;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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