This is an analysis of the poem Quick To Boost Children With Wit that begins with:

I once sought acceptance.
As a child growing in an environment....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcbdcce aeaadfaecec cgbccX gfX edXbhbbh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,11,6,3,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010 10110010100 10011111001 0101 1101001 111 101111 111101111 01 11110101011 1101110 11001110 10011 01011110 10110 10110101001 11001 11110101101 0101 111010 1110101 111010101010100 01 10101 11111 010101001 1101001100 1111110 10101011 10111101 11101000 00111 1111011001 01000000100 101111001 01111 010000111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 227
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

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

  • summary of Quick To Boost Children With Wit;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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