This is an analysis of the poem Wishing You The Best Of Luck that begins with:

What your needs were.
And what mine are, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabA cXAc cXcbX ddX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110 1111 111 111 1110100111 11 111 110010100101 1111110 111010101 0100110100 1 1111110101 1100010 111000010 010111110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 107
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Wishing You The Best Of Luck;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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