This is an analysis of the poem My Mama Did Not Raise No Fools that begins with:

Why do I daily,
Make it my business......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCBDE XfXeXdXcg efhXgf bihXfi jXfffXeg ABCBDE fgbgieXej
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,9,6,6,8,6,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110 10110 011101 1011110010 0010111 1100110100 1 01010 01111 01101 11001001 1 0100110010 0101110100 101001 1 110110 0111101 001010101 10100 101011 1001010010 0011101 10101 10101010 111001001 01 11101001 1111000101 0111 1011011 101101010101 11 1 1110 11110 10110 011101 1011110010 0010111 1100110100 11010 101 10111011010 0010101 0101110010 111001111 111101 100111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, or are repeated.

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

  • summary of My Mama Did Not Raise No Fools;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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