This is an analysis of the poem Nothing Stays To Stick that begins with:

Opportunities do not alone come,
To arrive without connections....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb cdacd Xe eXXXee Xccec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,2,6,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010011011 00101010 10111011 011101010 1101111 01010101 010101 0111100 0111 1111111010 0111001 01000101010001 11101010 1101001010 01101010100011 1110010 1001 101010011 01010000100 1110000111 110001101 0101010101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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

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

  • summary of Nothing Stays To Stick;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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