This is an analysis of the poem After Liking What They Have Tried that begins with:

No man can love another man,
Like a woman when its been tried....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABbXAb ABcadd bXAcab aXcXdb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 10101001 1 110111 001010 0100101 11110101 10101001 1 1110101 1010 11101001 1 1101110 001010 1110 01011001 101001001 101101111 0110 11010101 1 1010111 10101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

  • summary of After Liking What They Have Tried;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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