This is an analysis of the poem Listening And Making Attempts that begins with:

From Listening and making attempts,
That is how one is known to grow....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbcb deXfed fXaaea
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010011001 10110101 111011101 111011101 101011111 0100011111 1110100100 011110 1011 0010101100 111111011 10100110110100 0100111011 10110100100 10110110010 101001001 11001010010 01101011100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 220
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Listening And Making Attempts;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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