This is an analysis of the poem Advantages Of Humility that begins with:

A rise wished to the top,
To have that bubble pop....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcdeeebf bbeggbcX fdfbhXXbe gcXcXeeXecX chabcXcf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,8,9,11,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011001 011101 110101 1010101 110011 11110 0111101 1 0010000101 001000101 0010000100 100101111 0101011 11111 001010 110 111010 1011110 1001 110010110 110010 1101011100 01 11110001 111 01111101 010001 110010 11101101 01010 101110011 1010110101 101101 0110001 1 11101010 0101011010 1101 1101 10111101 1110100001 01 11100100 10110101 00010 110111 101010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 260
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Advantages Of Humility;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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