This is an analysis of the poem Under Hobbies And Interests that begins with:

This could be a good idea for those competitive,
And considering as a device to separate themselves......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabcX Xacbab dXcXeXcc dXeXdbdXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,8,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01000010110100 101001001010101 011010010 01001010101 01101011101101 11110101100 0100110101 10100011111 11 10101 10 0101 00101000100101 1010101001001011000 10100111011010 01010010101010 110010010001000 11000111101001 11 1 10101100 1110101110100110 10111100010 001001011111001 101001010 1011101 1100100111 110110010000100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 278
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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.

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

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

  • summary of Under Hobbies And Interests;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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