This is an analysis of the poem Success And Image And The Face Of It that begins with:

Those who say,
Looks aren't everything! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabX cbccccXb dbddeeded eX Xe X ecXbddXad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,9,2,2,1,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 110101 1001111 110010 101 010010 01101 11101111 1101010 111101 11010 010000100 11010100 001010010 0010101 11101110001 11010 10101 1101001 000010011 1001001101 11000101110 1101010101001 1 1 110010001011 0100 10110 110001 10101 01000101 11010011 111010 101010 0111010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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 Success And Image And The Face Of It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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