This is an analysis of the poem It's Dope, Fresh And Sick that begins with:

I once had been told to fear ignorance.
And not accept its appearance, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabXcXdbXcXXacb XddaaX bX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,6,2,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101100 11010010 0100111 11101 11001010110 0010101010010 10110101010101 11100111 110 1001010001 111101010 111001001101 11100001001100 10001100011010 011010101010010 1 101111 11111011110 00111110100100 010100010 1110110110100 1110111 1011111 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 219
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of It's Dope, Fresh And Sick;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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