This is an analysis of the poem The Most Admired that begins with:

Only those who tried,
To disqualify his abilities......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXcXdeafafccac X dgeg XfX bcdXXb X Xc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,1,4,3,6,1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111 0010100100 0010001 00100001 10110101 1011101110 10111000 010101 1 010100 100010 0010110101 00100100110101 110110101 01011000101 0101101 1110101101 11 11101101 101110010101 11100101101 1 110100 1110100101 1011100110101 10100 11011000101 11111 010010010101100 11100 111010 11 111111000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; to, he are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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