This is an analysis of the poem Realize This that begins with:

With a doing not to fail it,
And in doing this with what you've got....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: AaBCX DXXX DAC ADXDDAC BCaXaDAC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,3,7,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00101010 101000111 110101 01010100 11111111 1010 010010111 001110 1010101 1110010 1010 0111100 00101010 1010 101101 1010 1110010 1010 0111100 110101 01010100 00110111111 10101111 1110010 1010 0111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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 Realize This;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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