This is an analysis of the poem Save That Look For Someone Else that begins with:

I want to make one thing perfectly clear!
'Okay....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a XbX cdcefc XeX debXaXgef XXgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,3,6,3,9,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101111001 10 1 1011 11 1111001011 111110 111001100 0111011 11 1 110111100 11000 11 11110101001100 11010 1111010101 01111001110101 11111111 110 1100 110 111100011110 01010 010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 85
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, you, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word no is repeated.

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

  • summary of Save That Look For Someone Else;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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