Analysis of Try, Try Again



Tis a lesson you should heed,
Try, try again;
If at first you don't succeed,
Try, try again;
Then your courage should appear,
For if you will persevere,
You will conquer, never fear;
Try, try again.

Once or twice, though you should fail,
Try, try again;
If you would at last prevail,
Try, try again;
If we strive, 'tis no disgrace
Though we do not win the race;
What should you do in the case?
Try, try again.

If you find your task is hard,
Try, try again;
Time will bring you your reward,
Try, try again.
All that other folks can do,
Why with patience, should not you?
Only keep this rule in view:
Try, try again.


Scheme aBaBcccB dBdBeeeB xBxBfffB
Poetic Form
Metre 1010111 1101 1111101 1101 1110101 1111001 1110101 1101 1111111 1101 1111101 1101 1111101 1111101 1111001 1101 1111111 1101 1111101 1101 1110111 1110111 1011101 1101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 591
Words 118
Sentences 6
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 8, 8, 8
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 153
Words per stanza (avg) 39

About this poem

My Father's World, Language Lessons for Today, Grade 3, Lesson 34

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Submitted by inchahuevo on June 28, 2021

Modified on May 04, 2023

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