This is an analysis of the poem On The Wings Of Pettiness that begins with:

I am grateful not to ride,
On the wings of pettiness....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abb cXa bXXcaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101 1010100 0111110100 001000110 000101 11010100 111001001101 11011110010 11101110111 010101010 011110101010 0110100101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; i is repeated.

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  • summary of On The Wings Of Pettiness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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