This is an analysis of the poem Don'T I Keep Telling You What You Want To Hear? that begins with:

An accepted insanity,
And its connection to madness......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXcd beeabbeXa ffceecXX edaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,9,8,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100100 10010010 01110010 01010001 101100111 10101100111 101011101 11001011 11110100100 1001000 010101100100101 101001001101010 00101010 110101001110 1101000110100 10000101011010 11010110100001 01101011010 1111110010 010101100 10100010 0110111110001 11010111101 1011 111 0110 111101111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 257
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 Don'T I Keep Telling You What You Want To Hear?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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