This is an analysis of the poem Sense Of Humor that begins with:
I don't understand?
What's not to be believed? ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaXXbc XbXcX ddXXdXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,7,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11101 110001 11100101 111110100 1111010 11111100 10101010010101 01100011 1110111000101 11111011101 10011010101 1 1101 111110111010 1011 1 01010 110101011
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 186
- Average number of words per stanza: 36
- Amount of lines: 18
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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; you is repeated.
The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Sense Of Humor;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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