This is an analysis of the poem The Benefits Of Remaining Patient that begins with:

Accustomed to doing everything at the last minute,
May work for those choosing to make an impression......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcaXX dXXbdee aXca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001010110101 111110011010 0101010 111010010000001 000101010001000010 110101101111 101010010010010 00110 1101100010 001010 1010101110010 101111110 10100101010101111 11101001001 010001011101 111010010100 001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 253
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of The Benefits Of Remaining Patient;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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