This is an analysis of the poem Open And On Exhibit that begins with:

The obtaining of success,
Has always been made to look too easy....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbbccX X dd eEX eEX fbfdadb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,1,2,3,3,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010001 1110101110 010011 01010110110 11011111011 11011010010010 101010001100011 110110111 110 111011011011010 11 1101 1111011111 1 1101 1011001100101 010100101 110110 011010001 11010010 11101011010 10011110001 00101010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • 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; get, to, we are repeated.

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

  • summary of Open And On Exhibit;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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