This is an analysis of the poem Lofty Ambitions that begins with:

I do the best I can to avoid confrontation.
Especially in environments in which disrespect, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABBCDEDX afegdbhhX XX ag ahX ABBCDEDXcfffd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,9,2,2,3,13,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101110011010 01000010001101 10101 1101101 110010 100111101 0010001111 1111000 101001101 1111001 011010 10010010 110001100 100111001 011110111 1000 110010010 1101 11111 01100101101 010111010 111111 1011 11100101 1101110011010 01000010001101 10101 1101101 110010 100111101 0010001111 1111000 1110010 00100011100 11100100 1 100101010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.

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