This is an analysis of the poem Look Before You Leap that begins with:

I got so wrapped up and locked into perfection.
Thinking I should be......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABB CCD EFEG HIGHI EFEG HIGHX ABB CCD EFEG HIGHI EFEG HIGHX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,4,5,4,5,3,3,4,5,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111100010 10110 111011 110111111 0110111 11010101101 1101 0111 1110001 01000101 110111 10101010 101110 1010001 101 1101 0111 1110001 01000101 110111 10101010 101110 1010001 1010 111111100010 10110 111011 110111111 0110111 11010101101 1101 0111 1110001 01000101 110111 10101010 101110 1010001 101 1101 0111 1110001 01000101 110111 10101010 101110 1010001 1010
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 108
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Look Before You Leap;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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