This is an analysis of the poem Feeling Like You'Re Wrapped Up In Tight Knots that begins with:

Feeling like you're wrapped up in tight knots.
Well you've got it....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABBBCdCd DEFGHdAb DEFGHdAb ABBBCdCdXABBBCdCd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101111011 1110 100110111 1110 110111101 1 1010101110111 1 101101111 11010 101110101 11110 111010101 1 101010 111111100 101101111 11010 101110101 11110 111010101 1 101010 1111111100 101111011 1110 100110111 1110 110111101 1 1010101110111 1 101111011 1110 100110111 1110 110111101 1 1010101110111 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 231
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

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

  • summary of Feeling Like You'Re Wrapped Up In Tight Knots;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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