This is an analysis of the poem Overly Sensitive that begins with:

Even though they have been among many,
Who have satisfied their thoughtlessness......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcdddcXcd aebfcbgXb gcX hefdh eEBBHX h dbXfXEEBBHX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,9,3,5,6,1,11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011100110 111011100 1010010 1010111 10101100 01011011 101111 110100101 101111000 11010100101 00101001101 110001100100 111110111 11110101101 011101001 01011101 00100001101 10100011011001 101001000101 11001010100 1101110010011 111010011010 011110 11 11110010001 1110 101101 11101 111 011 10010 11111 11111 110111111 11 11 1100111010 1111100 01001110 1 011 011 10010 11111 11111 110111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 206
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 46
  • 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 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; have, to, and, with, their, they, you are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words we, it's are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines okay is repeated).

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

  • summary of Overly Sensitive;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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