This is an analysis of the poem Never Ending Marathon that begins with:

Forgiving to do to get done,
Can be compared to running......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaccdea acfgfhhg XDijjX ck XDgkclmgX blkije ennX mj XXkkX fckk X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,6,2,9,6,4,2,5,4,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001011 1001010 01010101 00100100 1010010 110110101 1010 11010101 1110100111 1001110101 11111111 1001010111 10011001001010 0011010101 101 11111010100 1 1111 11101101110 11101010111 11110110 11101111110 1111111 1111000111 1 1111 111111101 1011111011 1101101111 001000 0111100100001 01110111001 111011111 010 1001101011000 111110101 1000010 011101010 1101 111 111001011 111101010001 1111011111 11 11001001 111000 1 111001 111 111001011 1101 10100 1001 10111 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 55
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, me, that, i, you are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word thank is repeated.

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

  • summary of Never Ending Marathon;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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