This is an analysis of the poem Common Or Not that begins with:

Common or not.
These days to repeat....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AabbCDAbaaCD effcCDAfegAXXc AbAaAXgac bbXhach
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,14,9,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011 11001 10100 010101 101100001 1010 1011 10101 001 111101 101100001 1010 1101 10011 1010100 01001 101100001 1010 0101 010100101 101 0100010 0101 010011 110 101010 1011 10110110 1011 01000100 1011 1000101 10111010 1011 010001001 010101010 1010101 101011 10101001 1101011 101010 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 247
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • 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.

  • 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 Common Or Not;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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