This is an analysis of the poem Such A Massive Waste Of Competence that begins with:

If respect for intelligence,
Was in retrospect respected......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABAXC bbda cdccXXeea ABAXCba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,9,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00110100 10101010 01010 1100 01101 101101 01000101 000100110 001011100 110111010 11110 11010 0100010110 10100101 1011111 11100010 01011110 0010101101 00110100 10101010 01010 1100 01101 10111101 101010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 191
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

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

  • summary of Such A Massive Waste Of Competence;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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