This is an analysis of the poem How Can They Relate? that begins with:

How can anyone,
Communicate to another......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcdcaa ABXeXdXeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100 01010010 110010010101 1101 1111111010 11110001 0101111 11100 01010010 11101001 11001111010 11101 1110010 100011101 101011 111010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 247
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

  • summary of How Can They Relate?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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