This is an analysis of the poem My Neighbors Are Envious that begins with:

There is a benefit to aging,
I 'never' thought in my wildest of dreams......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xab bac Xca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100100010 1101011001 11010011011010 11011101101 1100101001011010 111011101010 11111101100 011111111 1111110010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; i is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

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

  • summary of My Neighbors Are Envious;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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