This is an analysis of the poem A Getting Just To Get More that begins with:

A getting just to get more,
Sooner or later bores those who stop......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD XXcc ABCD XddX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101011 101101111 100101101 1101010111 1010100111111 11010011111 00101010101 111001001111 0101011 101101111 100101101 1101010111 01101101000101 110101 11011101 001010001101010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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

  • summary of A Getting Just To Get More;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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