This is an analysis of the poem Looking Better Than Ever that begins with:
How can anyone take you seriously,
When you are not punctual? ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXbbb cdcecd fgaeXXgXd edafXg dbX gdXe gcXXXba
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,9,6,3,4,7,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11100111000 1111100 0101011001 11011000011 111 111011 0110011000100 101 10010011000010 0010010 010010101 11111010 011111010 11110100 1010110 0110100110 0110101 1010011010 11110111 101011011011 1000 0111010 100100100 10101000110 111010110001 1110011000100001 1110010 101 111010 1011011 11010110 0010011 00101101110 01001101 010100101 111010 111111 11 10
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 40
- 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 exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Looking Better Than Ever;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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