This is an analysis of the poem Preparing For Success that begins with:

Preparing for success,
Is more appreciated when it finally comes......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcdaXXefdbceXdf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101 0101010101001 1011111010 010101 110011011111 1101011001 110101010010010 010001110010101 110 1101011001 000011010100 11001 0101101 111101010 010100010 10011111101 101001011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 634
  • Average number of words per stanza: 107
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 Preparing For Success;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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