This is an analysis of the poem These Tasks Are Not Group Efforts that begins with:

The spoils of one's chase,
Become obviously magnified......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXX XbXa aXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011 011000101 11001 110010100 101 10011010 11101 1101 1111110 0111110 1110100 010101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 110
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • 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 These Tasks Are Not Group Efforts;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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