This is an analysis of the poem Next In Line, Please that begins with:

You see,
I think you and I are not communica......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AX X XAba X cX Xccb cXX XXX X cXXX Xb X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,1,4,1,2,4,3,3,1,4,2,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 11111111000 11011001111 1 11 1111010 1111 11111001111 110111 1100011 11001 11 10 111110 101111110111 1010111010 01000 110 11111 1111001 10101010111 111 110111110011 1 10110010010011 11110000 110 10110
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 61
  • Average number of words per stanza: 11
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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 Next In Line, Please;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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