This is an analysis of the poem With Little, If Any, Scrutinizing Feedback that begins with:

The difference between 'good'...
And accepted mediocrity....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXb acbbc dXbabd Xadedab dff XXdX XXbdae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,6,7,3,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0100011 101010100 10111011 0010110000100 0000101101 1010110010001101 00110101001000101 11100001000 11010110101 110010010001 0101001 0111011010 101000001 11110 110001011 11111 0011111111 010100111010 10111 010010101011 1001110101 0101001010 0001011 011111101 1110100100101 1101110001 1 11000100100 1010010 0100100101 111 111011010001 11001011111 111101101 1010010001 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 187
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, not are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

    The author used the same word to at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of With Little, If Any, Scrutinizing Feedback;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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