This is an analysis of the poem Put 'That' In Your Basket that begins with:

My beliefs that are 'my' beliefs,
Should not infringe upon those of yours....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcdddX X bbbX X cXebXaXea
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,1,4,1,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111101 110101101 110 010111100001 1 1001 100101 1010111001010 11011110101 0 101111 11 11010011 11010101 1 1101 01 1110111 11100101 000111 11110100100 1110110 001011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • 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:

    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; beliefs, what are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase what connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Put 'That' In Your Basket;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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