This is an analysis of the poem Smelling For Decades that begins with:
Don't you find it ironic,
That those who laughed......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcdeXecf aX X XbbbefXXXX b fcbdX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,2,1,10,1,5,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1110010 1111 10101110 101110110 11101110 11011101 10110101 1111101 1010 111100010 11100011 01 1 1010 0010111111 001101010 1010010 01101010010 00101011 100101001110 101001010 1111100111111 11010011 11 01011010101 1101000 1 1101111
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 145
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 28
- 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:
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 Smelling For Decades;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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