This is an analysis of the poem Trust Those Feelings Of Lust that begins with:

And follow your heart.
Be tempted to cover yourself with smut....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaXbXbXaXcd eedc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011 0100101001 11100 1101000010110 11001110 1001101010 11001001 00100101 10111100 010101110 100100111010 011111010 1111 101 001001011010 10100110100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 285
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Trust Those Feelings Of Lust;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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