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

Of course I've been driven to madness.
Haven't you? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDEffgfXhggafdfbhABiggjaXggfajABCDEXXcdcfiici
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 47,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011010010 101 01 011101 0011100100 1111001 101110101 1111 00111011 11101001 1010 101100110010 010101 1 110101111 111101010101 101111101 1101111 1111011 011010010 101 10101101010101 1010110 011010101010 10101010101 1100010 1010111100 10110101100 10101011 1 11 00111 011010010 101 01 011101 0011100100 110 1111 11111 101101 11 1011101 11110001 0110000111010 11110001 1101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1339
  • Average number of words per stanza: 232
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words it's, i are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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