This is an analysis of the poem The Best Advice that begins with:
If you did not want and wish,
For that which appears to exist......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xabcab dXedf aXfaeXe dXXXcfd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,7,7,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 0101111 11101001 10011 10010 11011100 0111010011 1101 10110100111 1110001010100 0111011101 010001 1 1001111111010 11001001 1110110010 010100 111001011010 0100101110110 0101001 1101110101 1 10100101 1111110 1001000111 1101011111001
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 208
- Average number of words per stanza: 40
- Amount of lines: 25
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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; you, to, i are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Best Advice;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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