This is an analysis of the poem Follow Your Heart that begins with:

You can if it is wished,
Make attempts to touch this....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbXbccXdc ebbXdfbX XebdX abfc XXada
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,8,5,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110001 101010 110100 1011 1011010001 10101 01111001 1011110 0010111101 01001001 11 11101 011010 110 0010001110 110101110 00100101 01110111 11101010 111 11111 101111 1100110010 1011 1101 1011011 10101111 1101 111111 1010 111100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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, you are repeated.

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

  • summary of Follow Your Heart;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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