This is an analysis of the poem Please Bear With My Hypothesis that begins with:

Let me preface my earlier premise with this.
And please bear with my hypothesis....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa BCDEE edaff fghaXg gggddgfX giX dccghgXBCDEEdai
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,5,5,6,8,3,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 111011001000 111010100 001010101 10010101 110110010100 1101 0110101 1 01111001 01101010 110100101 11010011101 1111101111 0011000011101 111111 0010001 1010101 001010110001 01000101010 11111011 10110001100 11010001001 10010010010001 11 111 11001101 11101101101 111001101011 001101001011 1 1011111 10100101101 1001001111 11011010 1111001101 001010101 10010101 110110010100 1101 0110101 010001101000 11010111101 1110010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 193
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; with, it, to are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Please Bear With My Hypothesis;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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