This is an analysis of the poem Once That Is Allowed To Begin There Is No Ending that begins with:

I stay away from those who make excuses for themselves.
Once that is allowed to begin there is no ending....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010111010101 1100100110110 10101111 101001001100 10111001001 10101001 001010101010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 320
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Once That Is Allowed To Begin There Is No Ending;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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