This is an analysis of the poem Better In The Doghouse that begins with:
Sometimes,
It's the wrong time......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aBCDXDX aBCdXdXXX DXDX cdXDXDX aBCDXDX aBCDXdXDXdXd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,9,4,7,7,12,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01 0011 011111 1010011 11 110100011 11 01 0011 011111 010110011 11 111100011 11 111101010101 1 0011 11 0011 11 110101111101 00011 11 010100011 11 110100011 11 01 0011 011111 1010011 11 110100011 11 01 0011 011111 010100011 11 01100011 11 110100011 11 10100011 11 001100011
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
- Average number of words per stanza: 32
- Amount of lines: 46
- Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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 Better In The Doghouse;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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