This is an analysis of the poem The Best Of Your Tests that begins with:

There has been,
A misunderstanding between us....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab XXcddedX fXe gaeXfhijjX hcfcgi XbhbdfffdgebehdjbigaXceX k XkfaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,8,3,10,6,24,1,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110 010010011 10 1 11 1010101 101001 11110 0101101 0100010 11010 01101011 11001001 10010 11010010 1011101 1010001 10110 101 000101 01110110 1010101 0111 1 1000111 111011 10010111 10010 0110101 10 010 1 01011 111001 1010010 1010010 11010110010 111001 10001010 010101 100101 1101 11011001 101 111111 11110 11011 011010 110010 00111 01101 010001 100 1011010100 1 1101010 01 11110 1100
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 59
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (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 The Best Of Your Tests;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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