This is an analysis of the poem Lounging Around that begins with:

They can be found lounging around,
With time on their hands they've chosen to waste....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXabcXdeedcXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 11011001 0111111001 111010101001 10110110101111 010010101101 1100111010111 010011011010010 011011010000101 1111011001 0111100101 11011110111 11 1011101010 01001110110101 010011011111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 718
  • Average number of words per stanza: 130
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • 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.

  • 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 Lounging Around;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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