This is an analysis of the poem Hypothetically Speaking that begins with:

How can experiences lived,
Be shared positively....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcXcd beba ff abcXcg dd ec hiieF ifX gi fhX bcf X XXfF
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,4,2,6,2,2,5,3,2,3,3,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010001 011000 01010 1110001 110010 101110 1011110 01010001 1010001 1100101010 10 1101011 01001110000 111001001 0101010 11101 00101 011010101 10101001010 1110001 11111001 101000110 01010001 1 11010 1001000101010 1010010 01 10010 101001 0100100100111 10001 1011010 100010 010011 110101101 100011100010 0100111 10100101 1110000010001 1 1 1 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 89
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 Hypothetically Speaking;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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