This is an analysis of the poem Your Kept Best that begins with:

Others do not have to be convinced,
Your efforts done to do......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbXcc ddbaXdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 101110001 110101 110111101 00001101011 1010010 1011110 101000111011 010100101010110 1001101000101 1001100101001 001100110010101 0101011 11001001101111001 1110101010001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 315
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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 Your Kept Best;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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