This is an analysis of the poem My Goal? that begins with:

My goal?
To please God....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCAXccdXXadcecdcXABCeXaA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 25,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 011 111110 1011 110 11111010 1101001010 11011101 01010111 1111111111 11111011 01010011 01110 11110101 110101011001 10111001 11111011 10010111 11 011 111110 1 1010 0111010111100 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 690
  • Average number of words per stanza: 127
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; i, as are repeated.

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

  • summary of My Goal?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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