This is an analysis of the poem To Upgrade Mediocrity that begins with:

There will never be a true reflection,
Of what can be accomplished to be achieved....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbabbXcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010001010 01100100001 1111101100 011101010 11010101 110011010011001 010001101110 001110001010100 10100101111 01101111010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 453
  • Average number of words per stanza: 78
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; be, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of To Upgrade Mediocrity;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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