This is an analysis of the poem Welcome To The Real World that begins with:

Well what is it?
What is it did you dismiss, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaca dE acafabfagX dEebdeegXbaXdEeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,2,10,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100 1000101 01000010 100111011 110 1 100011111 100 1001110111 0010 0110101 0110101101 10101001010 0010111 001101010101 01111110 1011110001010 1 100011111 00110010010 1100111010 1 100011 10111 01000110 11101 001010100 0100101001 1 100011111 1101011010 110100110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; it, what, to are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word well at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Welcome To The Real World;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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