This is an analysis of the poem Good For Business that begins with:

It has never mattered,
Who from the elite is picked to lead....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcb defXggXgfggcebaha XhaafeaXifdfiXhh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,17,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011010 100010101 111110100 1010010001 110100010100 011 1110 0100110 001001001 0 1011 11011 1111 11010 101010 11011 101101 0101010 10100100 1011010 101001 1101001 01111 1101 1001010 11001101 01010 11011010 101 1101111 000101 10110 1010 0111011 1100 0101001 01010001 10010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 330
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 Good For Business;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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