This is an analysis of the poem I Am Your Convenience that begins with:

Have you lost your wits and gone mad! ?
Those are 'my' friends you just insulted....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa bXcddbeaX be X Xfb Xeeccg gcaaX e XXfXX c XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,9,2,1,3,6,5,1,5,1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111111 111111010 10010010110 110 1100011 1100110110010 01 0011111 11110100011 1111 1111 11100110 101 111101 1001110 11101001 11011010011 1 11 1110101011 111111001 110 1110111 101111 11110111 1 111101 011111010 11111 1111110 111100011111 11111110101 101010110011 10111101 1110100 1 1111000
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 95
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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

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

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

  • summary of I Am Your Convenience;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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