This is an analysis of the poem Let's Make This Clear that begins with:

Let's make this clear,
And get it over with right now....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabcdeafgbh aahifijf XjdX gXadaec ajedejXXh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,8,4,7,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 11010011 0111111 01110 101011 10111111 1110110011 1111011101 010011110111 111111101111 010 110111111101 11 11110111 110 1010010100 11100010 1111 11001010 1 11111001101 1011001 10011 10011101011 11010 01111001 111111 101011101011 010001011001011 1010011100110100 1 101000 111 101011101 00101110100010 11 11010001110 10100010101 11010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 241
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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, i, to are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Let's Make This Clear;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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