This is an analysis of the poem Themes Of Self Patheticness that begins with:

Most of their lives they have degraded themselves.
Looked down upon their neighbors....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Aabb XXXaXX cdAdee dX Xddbcee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,6,2,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111101001 1101110 11000110 1100001010100 011110 11110 110011 111010110 01100 01010001 11 0110111 10111101001 0101100 1011001010101 10101001110001 1011 111011 11011000 1010010010100100 111011101001 011001010101011010 010101 11001110 110110110101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; their, to, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of Themes Of Self Patheticness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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