This is an analysis of the poem To Think It Fine And Dandy that begins with:

No they don't and wont,
Take what puzzles them to make pieces fit....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AaAaAaXXXabXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11111 1110001101 11111 101110000 11111 10101001 01010001010 010100111 00100101011 1 100111 11010101 0101110 01010100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 452
  • Average number of words per stanza: 82
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; and, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of To Think It Fine And Dandy;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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