This is an analysis of the poem Perfection that begins with:
If I could practise what I preach,
Of fellows there would few be finer;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abaXcbcb dbdbXeXe fXfXgdgX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01110111 010111010 01010111 111001100 01110111 010110010 01010101 0101010 111111010 110001010 110101110 110101010 111101111 111101110 110111111 1101010 11010111 1101110010 11010111 111111010 11011101 110111010 01011101 101101000
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 424
- Average number of words per stanza: 81
- Amount of lines: 25
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Perfection;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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