This is an analysis of the poem There! Because That Is What People Naturally Do that begins with:

On what scale can one rate hatred.
To what temperature can heat rise......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abb Xccd eeccc edaeaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,5,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11111110 011000111 0101001110 1111000010001 01110001 10100 01010111 111111010 0111 0101 10010100 001011111 0111001 1001010 10101 1011010 00100010001 101 011011010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 154
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; can is repeated.

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

  • summary of There! Because That Is What People Naturally Do;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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