This is an analysis of the poem Which One Is More Likely To Succeed? that begins with:

Is the pain of hearing a 'no',
Easier to take......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabbXcd acbddXbbXXccb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00101001 10001 110100100 1010011 00101010 001010101 0010000111010 001001011 10011101 0110101010 011010 010001010 1110110 0011101001 1010100111 101001000010 01011111 110110001 0101001001 111100100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 235
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; to is repeated.

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  • summary of Which One Is More Likely To Succeed?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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