This is an analysis of the poem Decisions Made To Keep Sleeping that begins with:

Where is all the madness headed?
And what are the lessons learned, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AabcbcXdAadXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101010 1110101 1111101001 001001010010 00010011 1101101111 11110101010 110110000101 10101010 111110101 011001100101 11010011 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 527
  • Average number of words per stanza: 92
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 Decisions Made To Keep Sleeping;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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