This is an analysis of the poem Amused By The Doings Of Fools that begins with:

Let me share this with you.
Since it seems the time has come, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbX XcXXbbXb cdXdbc dbbcec dddcfc ddX eXa X Xf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,6,6,6,3,3,1,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111001 1010111 111101 0111100101 010101010 01001 0110101110 1001001111 1010001 010000110101 100101010100 001000110011 11011101 00011100 1000101001100 1110011110 011001010010 0111011111 1100110100100 1101001111 1100110 11100110100 111101 11110110100 11111011110 1011111011000 11010111100 0010011111101 0010100101 10010100111001 1111110101 11 10011111011 001101001 101 111110101001 11011001 111010 101101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; you, of, who, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of Amused By The Doings Of Fools;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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