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

Never will there be an accepted and credible,
Life lived on other planets to exist....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: abXXXXXXcbc X aacXb bbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,1,5,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001010101100 1111010001 010101110010 110011101 01111101 0011010010100101 1110101000011 0101100 10011001001 011011 0111001101011 111011 1 101 11000 01001 1100100001101 111 10100110 10111101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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