This is an analysis of the poem Not Obsessed With Making Impressions that begins with:

Some folks are programmed to believe
They can not live without impressing others....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcbdefc bbdggXagcbchb XbXbXhfbgcbgXbhgceXfab X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,13,22,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111001 11110101010 0111011000 11110101010 010101011010 10 0100100 1010010100101011 01010000 1000100101 1010101 11111001 110100 111010 1110100011 0101010 100010100001 110101 1010001 111011101 01 0100 110 1101010010 101010100 1110100110010 10110010 11100110001101 0101 111000100100100 1010110011 1101111001 11111010 1110110 11101110 110101001 1100101 1110010101 1101011 11010110 10101 100111111 0010 101101010010 101010101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 395
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

  • summary of Not Obsessed With Making Impressions;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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