This is an analysis of the poem I Can Afford To Gloat that begins with:

Under your direction,
Our entire belief system......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXb cbd ebddbXaX eX bffefX GaXbc bhiigcage ecdXhe bhGX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,8,2,6,5,9,6,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010 10100110 1100 11110 11010010 111 11 1110110001 1101110010 1101001 111001 01100 11 101001101110 1 10111 101001101001 1 11 11110101 10101011000111 111110 110101 01011110 100101 1011010001 0010111110 1 11 01110001 11100 11101 111110 10101010 1101010011 0101101 1 11011010010 101 1 111011010 0101 1 0100 110101 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 46
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of I Can Afford To Gloat;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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