This is an analysis of the poem Persistent Consistency that begins with:

A persistent consistency...
With detemination to excell, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXBC dXccd daeXX dffX AXBC eefXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,5,4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00100100 010000010 10101010 0011101 101010 11111001 01010111011 0010110 10101011101 1010010 01010100 00111 111010 11101011 10101101 10010 01010001 101010100101 00100100 010000010 10101010 0011101 11101 011111010001 11101010 10100 01001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

  • summary of Persistent Consistency;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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