This is an analysis of the poem Opinions Of Your Own that begins with:

To find in your rebuttal,
A commenting on my debate......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabcdaX XabXXcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0101010 01001101 0110010 1101010 010101010 011 10010101101 0110010011 1111001 110101001 111111 010 11010011 001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 186
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; of is repeated.

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

  • summary of Opinions Of Your Own;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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