This is an analysis of the poem Those Days Of Being Reckless that begins with:

Folks so shallow and low...
You can see right through them....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXab cdbXb ecdb X Xfgfchgbf heXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,4,1,9,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 111011 111110 1111111011 10101011010010 011011110000 0110000100 111101100 11001110 010101 11101010 110011 01111111 0101001 111100111 110 10111 1100101 101100101 1001011010 01101101 110100100011 011100101 1101100110101 110011001 11010 1001011 110101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; it's, to, he, that are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word it's is repeated.

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

  • summary of Those Days Of Being Reckless;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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