This is an analysis of the poem Jealous Admiration that begins with:

People clamor for truth and honesty,
Love and committment......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabbXXbabcabcbXXabca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010111100 11100 10001010 11001 0010101010100010 1111 10001101 1101010010 10101001010 01011010 0110010 11101 111101 011001101010 10001 0110001001 1010111 01000111101 001011011001 101010110001 0101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 714
  • Average number of words per stanza: 116
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; and is repeated.

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

  • summary of Jealous Admiration;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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