This is an analysis of the poem Limited And Convinced that begins with:

No one survives to completely resist,
To thrive in places......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbcXXX caccbcXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101001001 01010 1101001001 1101010010100 101001010101 001000100101100 0001010010111 111000100110010 11111100100 001101001100000 110010101011 11001010101100 001000100101110 11010101001001 0110011101 0110011110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 385
  • Average number of words per stanza: 64
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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.

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

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

  • summary of Limited And Convinced;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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