This is an analysis of the poem Very Few That I Have Met that begins with:

Who do you think you are dealing with?
Some fly by night inexperienced nitwit? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabXc aXdXe fegag hdibffiXfXdhdhccacidid
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,5,22,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111100 11110010010 11111010 10101001 1110111001010 11011010011 101111 11001 1101000101 1110100 1110101 110111 011001 1111000100 101001 1000100100 1111111 11011111 11010101010 11 1010111 011101 01111010 1010110 0111 111110101011 110111101 011111001 110011 11011111 1111 10101001 1110001 10101 0011001 1101001 0111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 232
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • 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 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; i is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

  • summary of Very Few That I Have Met;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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