This is an analysis of the poem Downsized From An Ego that begins with:

Taking time to waste it,
Undermining someone else......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXba bbXXXa cXccdd XbacXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 101010 1010111 1110010 111010 101111 010110110100 110011100 01111100100 10110110 11100101101 0010010010100 010101011010 111010 10100101101 010101101010 0100110100101 01001011001 0101011111 10100010111 001001010100001 1001011 00110100101 01000100 011100101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 230
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 is repeated.

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

  • summary of Downsized From An Ego;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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