This is an analysis of the poem Displays Of Affectations that begins with:

They loved the smell of money.
And displaying affectations of success....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcXccbabXdcAddX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010 10101000001 1001010011010 001011101000 01010110010101 0010001011001 1111011 1001010 00010100100 101111111101 1101001 101111001 1101010 1010001 1110011010001 01000101010101000
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 692
  • Average number of words per stanza: 112
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of Displays Of Affectations;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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