This is an analysis of the poem The Sum-Up that begins with:
It is not power and fame
That make success;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababcXcX dedefgfg bdbdhXhX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0011011 1101 001111 1100 001101 1101 011001 0110 010111 1101 000111 0101 011111 1101 010111 1101 111001 0111 1010100 1111 111111 1111 111111 01010
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 312
- Average number of words per stanza: 54
- Amount of lines: 25
- Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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 The Sum-Up;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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