This is an analysis of the poem Self-Esteem that begins with:

Deliver like a giver,
Your best self-esteem....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCBXc DECDCc DECDCC ABCBdCCDc beX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,9,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101010 11101 010001 11101 1010111 10 11 01001 1111 1111 01 011 11 01001 1111 1111 01 1011101 0101010 11101 010001 11101 11111 01 1011101 11 01001111 11101 110101 01010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 Self-Esteem;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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