This is an analysis of the poem No Matter What You Think Of Me that begins with:

No matter what you think of me,
Will not change the course of my destiny....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdeafc gecX abhhffhc acdffXfeagii
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,8,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 0110101100 100100010011 101 110001 1111 101 001111111 010111010 1111101010 110010 10111100 111011101 0111100 11101011 1110111001 0101111 11100010 00111111 111101 111011101 1101011111 1110111 1 001100101 010101 1011111101 01 011 1010101011010 010101111 11110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 253
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words where, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of No Matter What You Think Of Me;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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