This is an analysis of the poem My Boss that begins with:

My Boss keeps sporty girls, they say;
His belly's big with cheer....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd efefghgh aiaicaca ajajakak ididlclc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110111 010101 11000101 111001 11110101 110111 11111111 010101 11011111 110111 11111111 110001 11110111 0101110 01011101 1101110 01010101 110101 11110101 110111 11111111 111111 11011001 110101 01010001 011111 111101101 011101 01011111 110101 100101111 111101 11010111 111111 11011001 011111 11110101 110100 11110101 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 239
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • 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, as, he are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word as is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Robert William Service