This is an analysis of the poem This Is Not A Motel that begins with:

The moment you said to me,
You needed more time to find yourself......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdefaagXhXfdXcg XXX aaehifXbi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,3,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101101 110110110 110010111111 1111111 1111 01 1111 1101 1 010 111001 001110 1111 101010 10010111 110010 01110 1 110111110 110 1 1111 01101110110 1111 001001 11111110010 11010110 1110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; you, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of This Is Not A Motel;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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