This is an analysis of the poem Those Of Similar Interests that begins with:
No need to call him an imbecile.
He represents a reflection of their decency....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AbXcdcb Aecce fccffad AfXdfeX aXa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,5,7,7,3,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 110111100 1101001001100 1010100 1010101 11101 010110 001001100 110111100 10111101 1100111101 010101 010011 10010111101 1101101 1001011 11001 100101101 010100 1111011 110111100 1011110 10110111101 10100100 10101011001 0010011101 1110101001 11010101100 100101100010 1110
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
- Average number of words per stanza: 35
- Amount of lines: 29
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; he, of are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, he are repeated.
The author used the same word no at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
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- summary of Those Of Similar Interests;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar
- Analysis of In Acceptable Bondage
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- Analysis of We Can Not Divorce From It If We Wanted
