This is an analysis of the poem More Than Gifts Of Talents that begins with:

It takes...
More than gifts of talents....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AaAbabX aXcaXaX XbcaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01 111010 01 10100101 010001101 0011001010 0101110001 10100100101 1111010 10111110 101111010 10100010 0111100 1110100001 11 100010 11010101000111 0110011101010 00100001111011 111011111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 234
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; and, his, god are repeated.

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  • summary of More Than Gifts Of Talents;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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