This is an analysis of the poem (not) My Objective that begins with:

Doing less than my best,
Is not my objective....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABAAC dXbbae feXfeea deeXaaaXABAACfac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,7,16,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101111 011010 10100001 000101111 1010110111 101010 1011101011 10010001 111001 0010010 001001110100 1111110010 11110001 111101001110 110100010 01001010 01110101011 11110011011 1110111010101 101010010 0111000101010 11010011110010 1100101010101 1101000010 101100100010 101111 011010 10100001 000101111 1010110111 11010010010 11 1001001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 227
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; my, to, i are repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of (not) My Objective;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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