This is an analysis of the poem Turning Away From The Benefits that begins with:

A conceit that serves a self-centeredness,
Usually runs into a brick wall that stalls......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXbac X cXXccXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,1,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 00111011000 10010001111 11010010110 1111000101 11110010 110100101 001010100100 1111011011 11101100100100 11100100011000 01 111010100100 01100010 101011101 1100001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 204
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

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  • summary of Turning Away From The Benefits;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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