This is an analysis of the poem They Oughta Wanna Be Conscious that begins with:

Some folks want to live,
And not contribute....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdedab Fe fgf hcfiiiXa ffXjXjdj ebabFebhiXX cgicc eXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,2,3,8,8,11,5,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 11010 01101 10110 11010001 0101010 011111 11110100 110100 10 11010101 01 110111 11001 11001 110011 111101 110110 11011 11011011010 1111110001 110101111 11010111 11001 11001 110111 101011 110101 0100101 11011 110001 110001 110001 110100 10 110 1101011 01110 1 100 101110 1111 10101101 1011010 10101101 11010010 1 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; wanna, be, they are repeated.

    The author used the same word they at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of They Oughta Wanna Be Conscious;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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