This is an analysis of the poem What Is Being Shared that begins with:

What is being shared with you today...
May have nothing at all to do with yesterday....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXbXaa AcdXbbdXc AeXcec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,9,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010101 111011010101 101010011 1111 1011 011010101 101010101 1011010 010010 1111100 1010110111 101001011 1100 1100110 101000100010 101010101 101 01010 1101010100 1 10111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 202
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Is Being Shared;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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