This is an analysis of the poem And, So What! ? that begins with:

If I did not know,
Releasing myself from my own issues......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbXcbc dbX deebeXXac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,3,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011 0101101110 11001010101 1110101110100 1111001 00111101110 00001 0011010111 111111 11110011 011001111 111011111010010 101 110100110101 111 111110011010 1101111101 11001110101010 111110110101 110001101 010101011010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 268
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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; to, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of And, So What! ?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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