This is an analysis of the poem What A Writer Has To Say that begins with:

It baffles my understanding.
Why would one writer...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbbcAdXcAcceXcfcgggfdgcedXfdfc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 30,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011010 11110 10010 0110100110010 01011010 110101000 01010 101010 01011010 100101 01010101 11 1010101 10101 111 00101 1010101 001110101 1110011111 110101 10110 0011001 110111 01010101 101001 111010 111 11110 0101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 380
  • Average number of words per stanza: 64
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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 What A Writer Has To Say;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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