This is an analysis of the poem Being Pro-Active that begins with:
You know...
They are saying some derogatory things, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXaX X b cX b XX ab X cc XX Xc bX ab XXcXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,1,1,2,1,2,2,1,2,2,2,2,2,5,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11 11101010101 011 101000100011100 1010110101 1 1001010101 0010011010 1 1 11011111111 1 11010 1111 1 110110100 11111010 110101 1 1 100101010010 1101111010 1 11010 1 1111000011010110 1110 1100010100 100010011
- Amount of stanzas: 14
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 49
- Average number of words per stanza: 10
- Amount of lines: 29
- Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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 Being Pro-Active;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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