This is an analysis of the poem Madly In Love that begins with:

Madly in love and butt naked!
But not with their spouses....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbbbbbXXbb AacdbeXXbe DXcXXcXDaDba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011110 110110 11011111 11010 0100100 1100010 11101010 1110100 0101010 1111 10011110 10110010 1000111001 1101101 1111011010 1 1101100 10100100 0101101 001011101 1001 11010010000100 1001000100100 11110 11111 0010100 1001 10100001 1001 10101111 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 221
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

    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 Madly In Love;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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