This is an analysis of the poem Keep It Real that begins with:

Excuse me.
I hate to annoy you! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab XX cbdeX dbdX f XdffffX gX aX g bgcXfgXfegd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,5,4,1,7,2,2,1,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011 110011 1 111 110 11010101 011010011010010 0110001101110 111000 100101001100010 11 0110001010100110 1101001 111101001 1 00 10110 100011 100110 101 110111 1101110111 110111 1110101010101 0111 1 11101 111111111 1101 11011011001 10 110 0010011 1110 0101011 01010101101110 01000110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 104
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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; it is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word those is repeated.

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

  • summary of Keep It Real;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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