This is an analysis of the poem Elitists With Egos that begins with:

I shutter at the thought,
My brother experiences loses....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDEBB cbXe ABCDEBB cXff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,4,7,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 1100100010 111101 01001 0110 101001 101010 10100100111 101010 1001 011101101 110101 1100100010 111101 01001 0110 101001 101010 100100101111 111110100 10111011110 101010000110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 164
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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  • summary of Elitists With Egos;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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