This is an analysis of the poem Chased By Limitation And Jealousies that begins with:

All their lives they sit back to criticize others.
Only to discover they have chosen lives, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabX bcca abXXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 111111010110 10001011101 00110001011101 10010111 001000101 111110001 10101010101 011110100 01101011011 111010110010 010100100 111010 1001 110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • 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; to, they are repeated.

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

  • summary of Chased By Limitation And Jealousies;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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