This is an analysis of the poem Too Amused that begins with:
Relying on me to have compassion?
Perhaps with a dash of empathy......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbX XcXdXef gdbdcgh edaXhgaaacgcgigiXfd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,7,7,19,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0101101010 010010100 1000100100 1111100101 111001011000 010100010001 10110110 111001011 1111010011 00101010011 11001100 011011 0111010 00110001100 011000101010010 10001 11101111011 01 1111111 1111101 1110010 1111010 10101001 11101001001 11 1010000101 101010 11101 10 11101 110010101 1101100 1011 0101010 1010111 10101101
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 225
- Average number of words per stanza: 39
- Amount of lines: 36
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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; of, you, to, i are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words to, i are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Too Amused;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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