This is an analysis of the poem Ego Trips That Bore that begins with:

If subjective objectivity
Depended on substance......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacdbefccd ddXedgdbXX eXggg dgcbcfdfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,10,5,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001010100 010110 10010010100 11100010001 111010110101010 1101011010101 010 10010111101 0101110 110110011 010110010 11001001 111000010101000010 11101110000 1010010010 1010101100101 0101010 010101100110 01101011 101010000 110111 110100001 1011010 11010011010010010 0111111110 01001011101010 1111000110 100101010 11010010 1001010010 110011 011100 101100111 0101000010001 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 329
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

    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.

    The author used the same word they at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Ego Trips That Bore;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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