This is an analysis of the poem Tip For The Day that begins with:

Somewhere in your conversation,
You have forgetten to mention......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaabcad Xebfgfg hXhchfh hh Xheh bdchbh cbeca XXXchc Xhbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,2,4,6,5,6,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011010 11100010 011111010 11111 11001 01111110 11011110100 10001110011 1010101110 1010100001011011 11110011111 1110100111111 1101 11111000111 1110111 1111011000 1010111 101010010 1011001 1111110 1101101101 110001 1111101 1111111011 11000110111 10101101101 1010011 1111 111001010 110010111 111 111110101011 101101111 110 1110011 110111 1011011101 0111 110001001111010 11011 1101010010 1100101001 0110011001011010 1110010110100101 1111011010111 11010 1101 11000101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 187
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, you, to, my are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, or are repeated.

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

  • summary of Tip For The Day;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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