This is an analysis of the poem I'M Not Really A Fool that begins with:

People assisted with their jumping to conclusions,
Before taking it upon themselves......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbacbdde X ddaXXX XcX efXffd X XeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,1,6,3,6,1,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001001100010 011000101 00101001011 10010100001001 1110101010 0101100 10010110001 100101111 00010101 01011010 111001 110010 110110100 01100101 111101 111010010 10011111 100 10 11101 1111 11 1101 1100011000 011 01100110 11101 1 11 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of I'M Not Really A Fool;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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