This is an analysis of the poem Wonder that begins with:

For failure I was well equipped
And should have come to grief,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd aeaeaaaa fgfgcdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 111101 11000101 010101 11011001 100101 11100101 010100 11110101 110101 11110101 010001 11010101 110011 11010001 010100 11010101 010001 11011111 111101 11111101 010111 01001111 110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 385
  • Average number of words per stanza: 68
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, my are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Wonder;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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