This is an analysis of the poem Sitting With Constipated Dreams! that begins with:

If I don't 'do'...
I will always feel I can't....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabacda cedeXXbde aacXXXXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,9,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111 1011111 111101111 11110110 100101001111 01001 1011110101 1110010001 00110101010 101110 1011101 10100 1011100010 01101011 101111011 10010101 111011101 1111111 11111 00100111 1011001 011110 10100011 111101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 256
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; i, my are repeated.

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

  • summary of Sitting With Constipated Dreams!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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