This is an analysis of the poem Of Accomplishing Something, Anything To Leave that begins with:

I have not been taught by anyone,
To live a life prioritized in the acquiring of things......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXa bXbXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011100 0101010100010001 01100010101010 1 00101011110111 1001110011 001001010101 10100010100 0111 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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.

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

  • summary of Of Accomplishing Something, Anything To Leave;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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