This is an analysis of the poem My Efforts To Endeavor that begins with:

After years of being devoted,
To have what I've given to be questioned....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaaXXbX XXXacXd bccaXdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100010010 0111100010 11000111 1101010 11010100 001011 0110110101 101011101 10011111 1011111 00101011010 11101001 1101101101 1100010 011011 1 101110100010 010111 111110101 1011 1011101 011011011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 239
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of My Efforts To Endeavor;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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