This is an analysis of the poem Dressed In Personas that begins with:

Yes...
You may come in to sit and chat! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBcb abbb XdcX ebcd aBbfceXfd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 11100111 1110 110101 1101000101 01010010101 10111001 10111011001 11111010010 11111 11110101110 001010001 1111010110 1111 010011010 1110 1 11100111 11011111 101101111 0110010 10010101 1100 10111 100001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; i is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word you is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Dressed In Personas;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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