This is an analysis of the poem Fundamentally? that begins with:

Fundamentally?
You and I, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbXcdXcXcbdXab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100 111 11011 10011 0011 110 1110101 111101001101 1011111100 1010101101010 101111010110 001 1 111001001010 110110110 000
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 426
  • Average number of words per stanza: 72
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Fundamentally?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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