This is an analysis of the poem In The Pool With Fools that begins with:

If I choose to elect,
To be crazed on some days....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXcbccaXX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011001 001111 10101011 11110 01010110100 1101 11001111 111110 0100101 01010100 01 1 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • 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:

    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.

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

  • summary of In The Pool With Fools;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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