This is an analysis of the poem Inflated Self Worth that begins with:

Inflated self worth...
May be a need some must feed, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabba cd dXXXe eXcbcXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,2,5,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011 1001111 001010 1010001 0001110 010000001 1111001 101011 11110010 11 1001010100100 110010101010110 00101011101 011001010100 1010010010011001 11011101000010 1010101000100010 01 01011011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 162
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

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  • summary of Inflated Self Worth;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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