This is an analysis of the poem Spending Time Getting Upset that begins with:

If my perceptions given,
From my point of view upsets......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXabc ca decXc fgHCAcX cXXbdccecfgHCA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,2,5,7,14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101010 0110101 10010 0111 1001001010 01111 10010011100 10101001011 101011001101 000111011010111 1 1101011 101010111101 1101011011 11101 1 100 1001000001010 1011011001 10010100 1111101011010001 011110101110101 11 110111110 1111110011 0011 1 100010011101111 0010100111 1 1 100 1001000001010 1011011001 10010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 187
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • 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 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, to, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of Spending Time Getting Upset;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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