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

self-congratulatory nonsense as the
famous gather to applaud their seeming...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xab cDD eXX fXcf fDgh cDD df bbgfgf f ib ecjX efkgdfde edX fcdab fDgh Xikj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,4,4,3,2,6,1,2,4,8,3,5,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100101010 1010001110 10 1 101 0111 1 101 10 1 010100 10 101 1 011 1 01 1 101 0111 011 11 0 101001010 110 01 1 01010 100 01110 011010100 0 1010 10 101 0 1101 1 10101 1 10111 1 101101 1100 1 10 1 010100 011 10 10 1 011 1 01 0100 11 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 16
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 43
  • Average number of words per stanza: 8
  • Amount of lines: 73
  • Average number of symbols per line: 9 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 2
  • 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 This;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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