This is an analysis of the poem Those Things You Do that begins with:

You have naughty ploys!
Yeah, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXb cXd eXceeXbe cXbc XaX db XbXXXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,8,4,3,2,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 1 11 1001 0101 110101 111111110 0011100110 1100100 1010111 0101100 111101 1111 0010101 110100111 110 1010111 101101000 11111 011 11010101 1 11 11 1 010 11101110 0110
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 74
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Those Things You Do;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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