This is an analysis of the poem Limitating Foolishness that begins with:
Those of narrow minds of self centeredness,
Believing they alone can manipulate......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXaXaXXa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10101011000 01010110101 1110010100 111010 101001 01011 100111000 100
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 247
- Average number of words per stanza: 37
- Amount of lines: 8
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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 Limitating Foolishness;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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