This is an analysis of the poem Buyer Remorse that begins with:

You can't keep,
The people convinced......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBXABC DDEX dDbf aBCABX DDEb eDDfX dDBGbXDDBG
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,4,6,4,5,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 01001 1111101101 11111 01001 101000111 11001 001 01011010 00101100 1001 001 0101001 011101 1111 01001 101000111 11111 01001 1111100111 11001 001 01011010 001001001 1 01001 001 0101101 0101011 101001 001 0101 01 110101 01001 001 0101 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 111
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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 Buyer Remorse;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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