This is an analysis of the poem He Is Clearly A Winner that begins with:

He has been declared a loser,
But his appearance has been felt....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXdeddcf Xcgb aXahcfXXheghhh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,4,14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001010 10010101 11111011010 1010100111 11110 0110101011 01011110 110010 1110101 1100100100 11011011 11111000010 1111 111100011 11001010 111101111 110 1010010010 11110010101 10101010 010010 11010010 101 1111111 00101100 001100101001 110001 101111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 308
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; that is repeated.

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

  • summary of He Is Clearly A Winner;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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