This is an analysis of the poem Being Direct that begins with:
I don't know if it was aging,
Or its process......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XabcaXXda aceaXf efXaXb aacdcc bdXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,6,6,6,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11100110 1011 1011010 001010111 101 1000101001 101 111100101 0010 110010 010001 101011001 11001011010 10110111 0101101001101 101110 01110101 11111011 011101 10001101 0111010 1011101000 1010101010100 01000101 11001001111 01010110 101101111101 110 111010 1111101100 1010011101000
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 193
- Average number of words per stanza: 36
- Amount of lines: 31
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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 is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Being Direct;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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