This is an analysis of the poem Continued Envy And Petty Jealousies that begins with:

By this time in their aging lives,
Producing revisited foolishness....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdaabce XXXaaaaeedd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10101101 0100100100 1010101010101 101001001 100100 11101 101010110100 0101 100010100101 11110101110 1001111011 01011111 101010100010100 11101100001 01011011 1101101011 1111011101010 111011001000 0110101010111 11010110001 101001001 011010101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 429
  • Average number of words per stanza: 68
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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; and, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of Continued Envy And Petty Jealousies;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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