This is an analysis of the poem Less Analytical that begins with:

You can make up your mind,
That you will......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDE ABCFab bXbXcf gBEBhFIe ABCDE ABCFb gBEBhFIeXahFIhe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,6,8,5,5,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 110 10100 1010 00101010 111111 110 10100 101 1 110100 01100100010 01 01100101010 1101101 1 010101 11111001010 10100 111100101 10100 110101 0010101 11 000111 111111 110 10100 1010 00101010 111111 110 10100 101 1110100 1111001010 10100 111100101 10100 11101 0010101 11 0010111 1 10111 0010101 11 0 00111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; you is repeated.

    The author used the same word you at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word choose at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Less Analytical;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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