This is an analysis of the poem Quest that begins with:
If my quest was to be the best...
I could not sit, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Aabbc a Adce AXecXd AXXa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,1,4,6,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01110001 1111 01110101 01110101 00101001 11001101 01110001 111010110 10101 001001010 01110001 1110110001000 01 10101011010101 111110111011 1101000100110 01110001 111010101010 101001111011 111001011
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 145
- Average number of words per stanza: 29
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, to, be, my are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.
The author used the same word if 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 Quest;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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