This is an analysis of the poem Hoping He Does Not Win that begins with:

I am hoping he does not win.
He is much too good for them....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccdcdceea abfagdf becdgegXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,7,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101111 1011010 10010001 10101011001 1010110100 1111011 0100111 111 01 01 01 10111 1111111 0110111 01011 1111001 10110 1101 0101 01010111 101111 1011111 11100100101 1111001 10101 110101110 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 243
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; they is repeated.

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

  • summary of Hoping He Does Not Win;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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