This is an analysis of the poem Loosen Your Leash that begins with:

If I wanted to appease you,
And massage your ego....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaX bcdXefe bgdXcXa cgXfeagf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,7,7,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01100011 101110 1111101 11 011011 01010110 01011 1001001 0010 11111 111111101 100101011011 101011100 011111 0101 1001010 1101111 010111 10011 110100 11111 111110 01 11110 01111111 001001110 011100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 179
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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.

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

  • summary of Loosen Your Leash;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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