This is an analysis of the poem 'This' Diet that begins with:

Wishing with initiative to remain motivated,
And focused with a decision made......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbacdeeffafX gX ffc ghX gccfh EaX Xa EaX dachbg EX Xc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,2,3,3,5,3,2,3,6,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10001000011010 110000101 01101111001 1010011010 00101011010 111010000 1101010100 111100101 010101 1001000101101011 10101010010 010010101101 0111010001 1111010 11001101111 0110001110101011 101 1101 101010100010001101 11 111111010110 0110101110011 10101 1111000011 1011101111 11111011111 01101101001 11 1 111010011 011111011110 010011110111 11 1 11111101 111010 110110111011001 100101011011010 1110 101011100110 1101100011011111 11 10111001011 10010 0100
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, of, you, my, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of 'This' Diet;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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