This is an analysis of the poem Jump In The Water And Get Wet that begins with:

Fearing to experience life invites indecision.
Many who are taught to do things right......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXc Bdaca BbXb XX Xecd XefX Xfddg XXXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,4,2,4,4,5,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10001001010010 101110111 11101010 101010111 0011011001 10010111 0100101010010 11011011101 0100101010 101001010 10010111 11001000 100010100010 10001 1 1111 11 111 10111 0111001011 1 0101 1000 111 1 1110010100 0101 01101001010 011111 1 11101 01010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 96
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

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

  • summary of Jump In The Water And Get Wet;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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