This is an analysis of the poem Competition that begins with:
Competition?
I don't like it, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XabcdXXbddXXcaaXbaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1010 1110 1111001 1010 11010111 11 0110100 1110101 010101100 110 1101010110 10001 11110110 1 10101011 1010101 1000110011 101 111111
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 477
- Average number of words per stanza: 85
- Amount of lines: 19
- Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Competition;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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