This is an analysis of the poem The Grandiose Delusion that begins with:
An affectation of grandeur.
Boosted by absurd exaggeration....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xabcb DDEBDB AFGcH XXcfi bfafb DDEBDBX cXciacb AFGbHXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,5,5,5,7,7,7,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11010001 1010101010 1111011 1001001 010000110 1100110 110010 1010010001 10011011 10101010 1001000101 00000101 11101010 101011 1111001101 110111100001 100101 100010001010 1011110111001 1100010101 0101011011010 111010101100 1100110001010 01001010 101001001 11101001001 1100110 110010 1010010001 10011011 10101010 1001000101 1 0001010101 1101010 10101 1010100001010 010010 1011101 1011010101 00000101 11101010 101011 00010000110 110111100001 1010100101 10110001
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 199
- Average number of words per stanza: 33
- Amount of lines: 47
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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 The Grandiose Delusion;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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