This is an analysis of the poem I Exaggerate Not that begins with:

If I knew what to do and say,
To feel in the doing......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXdcd abcebce aXcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110111 010010 11010100 11111 011010 11101010 000100110 11101 10100010 01110100 001001 1111010 10010001100 1101010001 10100101101 11110100 1101011 10101010011000 011011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 195
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • 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:

    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; i is repeated.

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

  • summary of I Exaggerate Not;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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