This is an analysis of the poem Naïveté that begins with:

I can understand why some people are perceived as naïve.
I once believed everything I was told....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abababbcXbdbXcb b eedfb ggedchdc bcbhXXch iifi eXXicdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,1,5,8,8,4,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11101111010111 1101101111 10101001110111 1011 0101001 1011 10011 10101 11011111 01101 1000100100100 1101110 001010100100 11011 0111110100010 11101001 110010 11011010010001 1101101010100 1101101010 101011100 1101 111101 1111101110 100110111 111001101101 11100101101011 101010110110 11011111111110 1001 110101 010011 111110001 010011011111 1010010 111011 1100100111 0101110100111 11 11010101 111000011 11010 111101101 0011101101 10011111 11101 111101 10100111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 242
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, to, they, get, as are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Naïveté;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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