This is an analysis of the poem Too Often Egos Win that begins with:
Misunderstandings opens the door,
To comprehension....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaBaXca dXeeXBXe cdfB fXfaabaXXb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,8,4,10,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 100101001 01010 001 1011011 110 0100011010 011100101 1 01001010 11 0100000 110110101100 001 111010 010001101 01010110010 101010101 0101011010 001 101010 11100101 11010010 1110 101 01001 01101 010110011 00100010 1110000101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 186
- Average number of words per stanza: 29
- Amount of lines: 29
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Too Often Egos Win;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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