This is an analysis of the poem So What Do We All Have In Common? that begins with:

Thank you class.
I am glad all of us here, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaX b cdaX caXb A X A d X b bX X X XdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,1,4,4,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,1,1,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 1111011 1010110001 11100 10011110 1 11100111 10110101 110 1 0010 10110111 11110101010 1011010110 1101011 1011010110 101 111011010 111100010 10110 1010101 111111010 101 10001 1111 0100
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 50
  • Average number of words per stanza: 9
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

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

  • summary of So What Do We All Have In Common?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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