This is an analysis of the poem Sexy that begins with:
I once had a fool tell me,
There was nothing intentional......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcaXcd efegbXgf ghgdaaXX XXXgXfXfdfh
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,8,8,11,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1110111 11100100 110111000 110101 1100111 0100010 11110 1101000011 101011 1010100101 110001000111 0010 11101000101 11110 01011011 0101111100010 0101001100 11110100101 1011101011101 101 1111110111 1111011 111010011101001 110 1110111 100111100 110001 1001101000 11010100 110111011 001000101001 11101 01
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 208
- Average number of words per stanza: 36
- Amount of lines: 33
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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; not, and, to are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Sexy;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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