This is an analysis of the poem Performing Arts that begins with:

Anyone believing,
A sustained career in the performing arts is easy......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbc caab XXbX Xaab cbbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100010 00101000101010 1010 11011 10101000110101 11010 010100001010 1101100 110001010 10100100 011011 100101001000 0110101 01001001010 1100 10101110 10100111011 001 01000110101 01010001100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; less is repeated.

    The author used the same word there at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Performing Arts;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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