This is an analysis of the poem Deluded Concepts that begins with:

Do I care to be rated,
By egos deflated? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aababcXacbcXacbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110010 110010 1111101 111001 1101111 1011101 0100100 010010 0101010 101000111 11101 0100111001 111001 010001 0111001010 100011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 447
  • Average number of words per stanza: 74
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of Deluded Concepts;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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