This is an analysis of the poem Of Course I Can Be Monogamous that begins with:
How dare you? !
I have never, ever......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXbcX deXdcb eXb XX XbX X bbXa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,3,2,3,1,4,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111 111010 01001101 111111 111010000 111101011 11010011000101 111101110100 11110111 0101 11110 011100100 1111100101 011111 1 1011011 10111010011 01 1000 101 00 11 11010 11101
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 89
- Average number of words per stanza: 17
- Amount of lines: 24
- 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:
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.
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; i, uh are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Of Course I Can Be Monogamous;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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