This is an analysis of the poem Many Have Been Made Afraid Of It that begins with:

Perfected mediocrity,
Takes more time to achieve......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXX aXX aXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010100 111001 10101001110 01011111 001001001 111101010 111100001 11001011000 100101100 1101010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Many Have Been Made Afraid Of It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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