This is an analysis of the poem What I Do Know that begins with:
I'm not into pretense.
Or perceive elements of its benefits....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AAB cdXXeXf cXc AAB gefXeaehdac fceabebeef XgeeiiXgeh
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,7,3,3,11,10,10,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 010001 10110000100 111 1010110 0100100111 01 11 11110 11 10100100 111111010 11100 1111010 010001 10110000100 111 1001010010 10100101 010100011100 0011 1101010 1 11010011 011101 11 0111 011101 101101110 00101001010 11010 1 100110 0100101101 10101011010 111100 101010100 11011100110 110 111011101 1110 1110 1111001 00101101 1110111 0100101000 11111
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 46
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of What I Do Know;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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