This is an analysis of the poem Look Forward that begins with:

One considerate can only feed what is believed,
Good suggestions with limited advice to give....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdaadaXX XcefX aeXebcfbfdbcXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,5,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1010011011001 001001000101 0100100011001101 11100 10010111101 01011101 101 1010111001 0110100101011 011101001 1011110011100010 1001010100010100100 00011010100010101 1001001000101001 01101110001010100 1110100111101 110111011 10111001111 01000 1110010101110100 10 1011101 0101111001101 0010001011111 00100111011 1100110101010 10010101101100 100011110100110 110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 434
  • Average number of words per stanza: 76
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (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, of, it are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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