This is an analysis of the poem For The Young Who Want To that begins with:

Talent is what they say
you have after the novel ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabcde fcdegX ghiebh Xjbdhj daccgc fcXigX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100111 1110010 01011000 010111 1100100 010010110 101111 1001001 101001 0111110 1111001 11101 1001111 1100110 0010010100 10110010 11111010 1101 0101011 1110101 111110 100101 1001011 10101010 01100101 01001101 1101011 1011001010 11010001 11101010 011001 110110 010101100 1001010 10011110 10101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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 For The Young Who Want To;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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