This is an analysis of the poem I Understand. I Will Give You A Call Later that begins with:

You can not be serious?
'Oh......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a XX bX aaX Xaab XbXcdXaX X daX X cX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,2,3,4,8,1,3,1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110100 1 11 1 1110 11011100 11010 11 111011110 010 11110 1 1 110001110 110010101 10101 011011110 1101001010 1100010 001010 10 1101010 1111010 1110110110 1000 1101 101101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 62
  • Average number of words per stanza: 12
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

  • summary of I Understand. I Will Give You A Call Later;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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