This is an analysis of the poem Bored With Their Lives that begins with:

Only those who can not admit,
They are bored with their lives......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccXXacb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111101 111011 11001111 1110100 0111010 1010100010 001011101 1111000111100 10101001110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 341
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; not is repeated.

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

  • summary of Bored With Their Lives;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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