This is an analysis of the poem In A Nosey Busybody Place Of Sly Snoopers that begins with:

If 'ever' you wish to keep 'anything' to yourself,
In a nosey busybody place of sly snoopers......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101101100010 0010100010110 000100101100 01010011 1010010 1 0110101010101 011101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 286
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of In A Nosey Busybody Place Of Sly Snoopers;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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