This is an analysis of the poem I Would Like It Better If that begins with:

If I wrote to be liked,
I would not be read....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaXbXabXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011001 11101 1111111 111 1111010 0111 1100111010 111111111 10010001 11100 01010101 1000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 341
  • Average number of words per stanza: 68
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines read is repeated).

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

  • summary of I Would Like It Better If;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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