This is an analysis of the poem No Ego Involved that begins with:

I think I will approach my 'main' interests,
A little bit differently....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab X bXaaba X c adX dXee XX fcfc XXXdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,1,6,1,1,3,4,2,4,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100111100 01011010 111 1110001100 11010111 110111110 1011111101 101100 01001 101010 11 1011001 11 11101 1 101100 11001100010 10110010 1111 11011 11 101 101001010 101010101001 101110 100110010100 11 1011001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 67
  • Average number of words per stanza: 12
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, of are repeated.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase words connects the lines.

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

  • summary of No Ego Involved;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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