This is an analysis of the poem I Don'T Think It's Punch that begins with:

Many have been so unfortunately deceived,
It's too incredible to believe they have not a clue......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abX Xcaa deaad fXcX dghbc iX Xiegh aXiX eXf bdaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,5,4,5,2,5,4,3,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010100001 01010000111101 1011100010 11101001101 101000111001010 0011001 0010111111101 01 1101101011 100101101 01010100010011001 11 110 11 111111110 1000110010 1 1101 1101100100100 01001111011 011110 11111 011110011 1 1111 01101 0010100111101 01100111010001000100 11100101011 111111010 1011100 111100001100110 1110100 1111100001 011 11 11110101 111010010 110110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of I Don'T Think It's Punch;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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