This is an analysis of the poem Just Like A Child Would that begins with:

A tailspin is dimming...
Everybody's quality of life....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC ABD CECECF GGGDGHGH GGGDGHGH CECECF GGDGHGH ABC ABDcXHGHGHGHGGH
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,6,8,8,6,7,3,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011010 101010001 001010101 011010 101010001 1101011 10111 001110101 11001001 11100101 110 10111 11011 110010110 11011 101110100 11011 111010111 11011 101110101 11011 110010110 11011 101110100 11011 111010111 11011 101110101 10111 001110101 11001001 11100101 110 10111 110010110 11011 101110100 11011 111010111 11011 101110101 011010 101010001 001010101 011010 101010001 1101011 00111110 110101101 11011 10101101 1011 110101101 11011 10101101 1011 11011 10101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 58
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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 Just Like A Child Would;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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