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

Not a fool to be sidetracked by illusions.
No one I know was raised to praise misgivings, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXba cbcX XXdXdcbXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100111010 11111101010 110 1011011 10101 101011001 10010010101 1100100 10010100100 1011001100 1 0011 0100101010 0101110001 101000101110 10101010 110110101 1011101001 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 203
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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

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