This is an analysis of the poem I'M Boring that begins with:

I like you and we get along great.
Like a little bit of pepper with salt for taste....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAbaCDCECCE CDCECCE fBfEFAG fBfEFAG CDCECCE AA fBfEFAGXCDCECCE
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,7,7,7,7,2,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111011 101010100111 1111110010101 111010011011000 010 1000111010 010 001010011 010 1010100010 0111111111 010 1000111010 010 001010011 010 1010100010 0111111111 10 101001111 10 111010101 110 000111 10101110 10 101001111 10 111010101 110 000111 10101110 010 1000111010 010 001010011 010 1010100010 0111111111 111111011 101010100111 10 101001111 10 111010101 110 000111 10101110 010 1000111010 010 001010011 010 1010100010 0111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 191
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 55
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The author used the same word deeper at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same words me, happy at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of I'M Boring;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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