This is an analysis of the poem Working Overtime that begins with:
Would you like one of my brain cells,
To verify I am of independent thought? ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcbXbca daefbdbdc bcGXGbefc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,9,9,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11110111 010111010101 110111011 00110010111 111000110 11010101 101001001 011110111 11011001 11 111011011 1001011101 110 11110011101 10111010 1011 011101 11 11101010101 1101 110101011 1101 111110001 0101 111011001001 111010010
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 274
- Average number of words per stanza: 51
- Amount of lines: 26
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, to, my are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Working Overtime;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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