This is an analysis of the poem To Feel Fantastic that begins with:

I have learned to sit and doing nothing at all.
For a long time it was believed I had been doing this....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXcbXadcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011101011 10110101110100 1111010 110110100 1110010101101 11010 1110001001 011101001111011 11111101010 110010111110101 01010100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 490
  • Average number of words per stanza: 98
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of To Feel Fantastic;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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