This is an analysis of the poem Used To Your Advantage that begins with:

The biggest difference between you and me,
Is your ability to campaign as the one victimized....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abc XdXbXbe ebeXX XeXda Xc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,7,5,5,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010001111 010100001101100 001010110011100 110 1000101001110 111010101010 1101001111 1111101000110101 01100100100 111100010 1101110101 0100101011010 001011011010 11001101110101 1001011101 0100 101111010 1111101010 111010 1011100001 1110010100111101 00101111001100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 184
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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, you are repeated.

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

  • summary of Used To Your Advantage;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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