This is an analysis of the poem No Longer A Consideration that begins with:

I've done the best I could.
And I tried inside to keep this denied....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabXcXbdcaXbcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 110111 1110101001 1111101110100 11100 111100101101 0011110 11100100 11 101011000100 1010 111101101 111111011 1111011101 100110001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 449
  • Average number of words per stanza: 88
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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

  • summary of No Longer A Consideration;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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