This is an analysis of the poem Inbred Ambitions that begins with:

I remember the days,
People took their creativity seriously....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABA cdcdce feXc Xfgcc a ABA gXgXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,6,4,5,1,3,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001 1011101001000 11001111010 0110100101 11010101111 111101 001001 1111001010 00100100010 11001011 11001 11000111 0101101011 110 111110101 100101011 110101 010011111101 111001110010 101001 1011101001000 11001111010 01 10110010010 110011001 11010101010 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, i are repeated.

    The author used the same words and, i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Inbred Ambitions;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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