This is an analysis of the poem He's Been Linked that begins with:

He's been linked.
And that is all they care and think about....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AabXXX aXbbcXa AXdXXc a XX ecede AXXfbXfa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,6,1,2,5,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 1101111101 011111001 010101010 11100 00101010110010 1101 11 1 011101 01110 11110 110111011 101 1 01011101 1111101001 0100110 01110101 01010101 1 11111101 1110101 1101010 111101 111101001 0111001 101 111001 1111000 001101 1011 110010101 10111010001 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • 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 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; and is repeated.

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

  • summary of He's Been Linked;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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