This is an analysis of the poem In The Business Of Others that begins with:

People with a knack,
For keeping their noses......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaabbXacc X bbbXX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,1,5,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10001 110110 001001010 110011101 1101 101100100 1111011010 1101010 101000101001 111111110101 110 10111 10001100101 0101001010111 0110010 1 1110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

  • summary of In The Business Of Others;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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