This is an analysis of the poem In Conversation To Understand that begins with:

I think I have mastered the English language.
To understand when, where and how......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXaa XbcaXbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11111001010 01011111 0100010110000 11111 0101001110001 1010100 0111111000 110 0101001011101 111010011 10100101011001 101011010 1110101101 1111001110100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 279
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 In Conversation To Understand;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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