This is an analysis of the poem We'Ll See How That Goes that begins with:

Had you ever felt offended,
By receiving an invitation from an enterprise......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacXdd aeecaca XXXedb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101010 10101101001101 1010001111001 110110101001 10101010111010 100101010101010 101001010100010 011010 110101001 11111001000101 11101101011 11100110 110010101100101 0100110110001 1 1110001010101 1 1111001110 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 190
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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 We'Ll See How That Goes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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