This is an analysis of the poem Unconscious Competition that begins with:

I have been single and cautiously looking,
For someone like you to pursue......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa bcbcccXc Xbcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010110010 11111001 0011110101 11010011 111001 10111 00110101 11111 10100010 11101010 1011 101001 00001001000 001001 0101010011010 101111001110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Unconscious Competition;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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