This is an analysis of the poem Trying To Please that begins with:
By the time you decide
Your life needs more attention......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXcXcd aXbeaXX eXXXda
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,6,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101101 1111010 111111110 1100 110011 1010110 1110 1000101 101011110111 101001010 100111001 110011 01101110111 010011001101 11001 1101100101010 011111 101101010 10011 1111010
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 217
- Average number of words per stanza: 39
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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.
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; you is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Trying To Please;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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