This is an analysis of the poem Rare that begins with:

I am acquainted with several people,
Who have earned BA, MA and Doctorate degrees....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbXa Xc ddXee daaeX Xbcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,2,5,5,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010010010 11111110001 10101001 1101100010100 11100010001011000 11111111101 000100010111010 0101010100 1011101110 1010100010100 110 0111000100010101 1100010 1100100100100 11101001101 110100100 00010001 11100101001010 11011010110 1010001 10010011111100100 110101111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; and is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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