This is an analysis of the poem Egoism. that begins with:

Not as mine their thoughts who pass:
Each has his life's looking-glass...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccdXeeffddffbbgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111111 1101101 10010111 0110011 1111101 1011011 1110110 1111000 1111111 1101101 1011111 1110101 1100101 1110101 1000101 1011101 0000111 1110101 1100101 1010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 601
  • Average number of words per stanza: 119
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; my is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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