This is an analysis of the poem Reeking Of Ego that begins with:
My door when it is open,
Is not done to invite disrespect....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab CbXXbd edXbdfbbgbb CbbeXfb XXaXgbec
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,11,7,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1110010 011001101 1001001100 1100010101 1101101010 011110111 110010011010 1101101 110111101 10100 011010 1101111110 001011011011 101101 001001010011000 100 001 10011111101 01000111010 1110101 11010001 1101101010 011110111 111011101 10011110 0101 1 01101 110110 01010011 010010 10111 1011010 1101 11010101 1011110010
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 210
- Average number of words per stanza: 39
- Amount of lines: 36
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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; i, and are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Reeking Of Ego;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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