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

If people were not intentionally programmed,
To be envious......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXX bcX Xdbe XXea dccXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010010100011 00100 0101001101100010 10110011011 10101000001010 11110001 10101101101 01010 111011001 1100 11 11 1110010111111 101001110 110 1001001111011 1101001001010 0110101011111 01010001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 145
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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