This is an analysis of the poem Entrapped Within A Big Ego that begins with:

Can someone be so distracted by their own vanity,
That they will ignore......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXa aXbXX Xb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101010111100 11001 0100100101 1110101010110 1001011101 100110100 11011101 1111001111 110110 010011101001 1110010100 010000110100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of Entrapped Within A Big Ego;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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