This is an analysis of the poem Our Thermostats that begins with:
Whose love is this we're losing?
This investment began to sour long ago....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AXbcX AccdX AXcbXbda
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1100110 001001010101 1011101010 101111100 11101101010 1100110 00100011 0101111110 1101111 11010111 1100110 101001010 00100010101 100011010 101010010 11011 100111011010111 011101110
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 219
- Average number of words per stanza: 37
- Amount of lines: 18
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Our Thermostats;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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