This is an analysis of the poem What It Takes To Lead that begins with:

Can one completely lost of wit,
Be held accountable......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABAB cdeebeada ABAB ca beXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,9,4,2,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 010100 1110110101 11 1011 0011101 101 111000010110 11011111 10001011 111101 11110111 0010100101 11010101 010100 1110110101 11 110 11100 0111101 1011110 11111011001 111110001 111101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of What It Takes To Lead;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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