This is an analysis of the poem Attainment that begins with:
ON the Heights of Great Endeavour,—
Where Attainment looms forever,— ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaabbbbb cXcccXcc Xddefffe cXcfggXf dddghhhg XaabhhXb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10101010 10101010 10101010 1010100 10100110 11100110 11101010 1011111 11101100 11111010 10101010 1010101 101010110 10111110 10100010 1010101 11101010 10111010 01001110 1011111 101010100 111010100 101110100 1110011 10101010 101010100 11100110 1010111 10101110 10001110 10101100 1010001 11101110 10111110 11111010 1011111 10111010 10111010 10101010 1110001 1011101 10100010 10101010 1001101 11101110 10011110 11111010 1110111
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 266
- Average number of words per stanza: 43
- Amount of lines: 48
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- 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 Attainment;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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