This is an analysis of the poem Use Your Present Guidelines To Explain that begins with:

Okay.
So I don't stay within the boundaries....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabaccXXXccbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11 1111010100 1101100010 111 110111001 11010111 10110010011 111101010 11101000010 011101 1110 101011110100 1111011010 1100100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 449
  • Average number of words per stanza: 80
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Use Your Present Guidelines To Explain;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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