This is an analysis of the poem Some Folks Are Not That Forgiving that begins with:

Hey...
Now that you have finally landed on the Earth....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBXC cXXX XXdX aBXCXdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 111110010101 110101000 010101 01011111 00111 11111001 101001011 1011111110 10010 1101 11101100101 1 111110010101 110101000 010101 11111010 1101 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Some Folks Are Not That Forgiving;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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