This is an analysis of the poem How Does It Feel? that begins with:

How does it feel,
To have your realities debated? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbXcd dXXec Adddb AdXff AXXgbdAg XgdbebAa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 0110100010 0111001101 10100 01010101101 0100101101 01010101 111101 110011110 11001100 1101 0111011001 11101001 111100100100 101110010010 1101 000101 11100100110 1111110101 1010111111 1101 0010111 11010011011 11111100 111010 010111001 1101 011001101100 011 11101000100 110100100 1101 101001010 101101 1101 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 193
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

    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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; your, to, you are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word to is repeated.

    The author used the same word how at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of How Does It Feel?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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