This is an analysis of the poem In The World Of Adulthood that begins with:

Those remaining,
In the playing of their silly games......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCddeABCceffe XX XdXXeggXXegg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,2,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010 001001101 000110100 10110001 10011111 100010010 1010 001001101 000110100 11110100 0010011 1101110 1101001 001010000010 10 111011 110011001001 01101 111 101000011 1011 101101 100010101001 1101101 1010111010 11010110001 10 001001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 277
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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 World Of Adulthood;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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