This is an analysis of the poem I'D Like To See What Makes You Qualified that begins with:

I am glad you are here to discuss my qualifications.
Now......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbbc aad daacb eX ecXeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,3,5,2,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111001110010 1 0111 1101111101 00110001001100 11 1111010 0110011010 1011110010 1011010010100 1101110100 1110100100011 101101010101 1110010 111101011 11010 01 110 011100100 10111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of I'D Like To See What Makes You Qualified;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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