This is an analysis of the poem We Can Turn This All Around that begins with:

Minus sadness.
Reduce your madness....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABC DDAE fegfce AABC DDAE gcaa cgX cXgg AABC DDAEXcae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,6,4,4,4,3,4,4,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010 01110 01010100 1010001 01010 11010 1010100 0011111 0101011101 010110 101111100 01010011101 1111 10101010 1010 01110 01010100 1010001 01010 11010 1010100 0011111 1101010 01110101 100010 10100010 11010001 010010 0101100 1011001001 1011111 01110010 0111110 1010 01110 01010100 1010001 01010 11010 1010100 0011111 1010011 01101110 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 107
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

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

  • summary of We Can Turn This All Around;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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