This is an analysis of the poem Self Serving that begins with:
Some people breathe to feed their insecurities.
And not face them head on....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXXaaabaXXaXaXbX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 110101110100 111011 11010 1001011 1100111 111110100 100011100 01010010 10101 001101010 1011010 1101 0011101010100 11001110100 11011100 01101110
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 526
- Average number of words per stanza: 83
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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 Serving;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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