This is an analysis of the poem Tied Up In Knots that begins with:
My left foot is in my mouth.
My right one I hop with....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXaabacXXcbb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1110011 111110 11110111 1111101001 10110111010 111110101 0100111111 11110 11101001 0011111101 0010111101 00101 0111101001
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 448
- Average number of words per stanza: 90
- Amount of lines: 13
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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; my, me, you are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words my, i'm are repeated.
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- summary of Tied Up In Knots;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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