This is an analysis of the poem Take It To Use that begins with:

Habitual liars,
Do it to fantasize....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabXaccbcaaXcXcdeXfgbaa XgX c X X bcXX dc feX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 23,3,1,1,1,4,2,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010010 100101 111101 01 100001010 11000 001001 1110101 101 0010010 11011 0101011 100101010 11110 101010 10111 01001 110111 101010 1001 0101001 101001 1011100 1 10101 100110000 101 111 010 110101 1111 101 001010 0 101 10100 1111 111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 101
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 Take It To Use;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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