This is an analysis of the poem What It Takes To Be Decisive that begins with:
Very few who have lived their lives,
Pursuing in public view what it is they do......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXbbc XXXdXXddcac
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,11,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 10111111 010010110011 1001010101 110101111010 011010101 01011111 001001010 11110100100 11101011101 0110100010 11 11100011001 110101111 111110101 10111000110101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 195
- Average number of words per stanza: 33
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
- 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; have is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of What It Takes To Be Decisive;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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