This is an analysis of the poem Relishing The Success that begins with:

If a need wished and wanted,
Has come to be granted......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaXbbbbcXd daX dcae X Xfc X Xefde
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,3,4,1,3,1,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 0011110 110010 001101 1101 01010101 10110010101 1110100 0111001 111010101 010010101 01010010 100 10111010 0001011 1 11101 110111 110100010 101000 1 111101100 0101010101 1101010011 1 011010 0110100001 01001 1010101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 112
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • 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.

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

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

  • summary of Relishing The Success;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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