This is an analysis of the poem Silly. Foolish. And Sad that begins with:
Silly.
Foolish....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abC Xddbc abC XeefaXfXabC
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,3,11,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10 10 11 00100 11010 01010101 1111 1101 10 10 11 0001 1101 101 10101 1101100100 10100010 111101 10 10 11
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 69
- Average number of words per stanza: 12
- Amount of lines: 21
- Average number of symbols per line: 16 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 3
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Silly. Foolish. And Sad;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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