This is an analysis of the poem I Try Hard Not To Fantasize that begins with:

Whose reality is it that I keep,
When I prepare to lay in bed......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXabXXXabX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010000111 11010101 100111101 1100101101 01001101 101010 110011101 011101001 1110101111 1010000111 11111110101 1101101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 432
  • Average number of words per stanza: 80
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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, with, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of I Try Hard Not To Fantasize;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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