This is an analysis of the poem Out In Numbers that begins with:

We try,
But few succeed......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb XdX daXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 1101 100111110 1100101001 110011000101 11001001000100 010101 110010100100 101 110111010001 010000101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; to is repeated.

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  • summary of Out In Numbers;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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