This is an analysis of the poem Feel Good that begins with:

If it's good that feeling,
Felt you get inside......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abab AXXb bcbXX BCCdBCCd BEBDBEBDB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,8,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 000110 11101 101110 0101101 000110 110101 0100010 10101 1010111101 01000010001 1 111110110 0101110111 110 110011 010111 0110011 110 110011 010111 011001011 10 1011101 10 11111101 10 1011101 10 11111101 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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, good are repeated.

    The author used the same word if at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Feel Good;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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