This is an analysis of the poem Ninety-Nine Percent that begins with:

Those motivated,
By the ninety-nine percent movement......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abac aaXbdd bbee acXeeeaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,4,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010 101010110 10010 10111 00111001 110101 101010 101 1111100 1101110101 1 11011001 01101010100 1101101010 1 100100101001 01101100 110101010101 0100100 11100101010 0110100100 0010010101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Ninety-Nine Percent;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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