This is an analysis of the poem Flaunting An Expressed Incompetence that begins with:

The only time being manipulated,
Is the wasting of one's own pretentiousness......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabcXc bXXcdbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 01011001010 00100111000 00001 01000011110 1000010001 1001001 10100010100 101110101 1010 11111010 10101 1100101010100 101001101000110 001001110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 253
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Flaunting An Expressed Incompetence;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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