This is an analysis of the poem I Took Their Advice, Of Course that begins with:

Tell me,
What is the point of chasing the same people......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXab cXbcd X X X ddabX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,1,1,1,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 10010100110 11000110111 0111011011 11011111 0111011010 110100101 101110 111011110 110 111101 1011 11101 01 01000101 1 010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 79
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • 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.

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  • summary of I Took Their Advice, Of Course;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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