This is an analysis of the poem We Are All Entitled To Our Own Ignorance that begins with:

Don't you love it,
When people interpret your thoughts......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXa ccXXddXbXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1110 11001011 11011100111 11011111 100111 10101000101 001010010111 1001010100010 1110101 01 1101 110 111010011100 110101 1001100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 236
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • 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; you, and are 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 We Are All Entitled To Our Own Ignorance;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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