This is an analysis of the poem In Grown Folks Skin that begins with:
It is not okay,
To say what you wish......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABCDEF GGHEFii ABCDEFfXGGHEF
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,13,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 00111 01111 01010 101011 111111 1001 1111010 0111 0100010100 011001 000 101010 0010100 00111 01111 01010 101011 111111 1001 10101001000 1111010 0111 0100010100 011001 000
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 145
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 25
- Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of In Grown Folks Skin;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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