This is an analysis of the poem My Best Conversations that begins with:

Hearing people complain,
Reminds me of a child......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaabX cdXdX edbfebac bXbcabf Xb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,8,7,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001 011001 11010010 110 101101 001010 101111 10101 111110 101111 1011 110101000 1100101 1010011 10111 1000100 01010010 1101011 01010101 01111010 10010 10101111 11110101100 101110100010 011100111111 01101 01010111011101 01011100101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • 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; to, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of My Best Conversations;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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