This is an analysis of the poem What On Earth... that begins with:

I can appreciate and understand
You having fantasies about me....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBXcBdefedfXaXcbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101011101 110100011 100010100011 110 110100011 0111 1110100 111111010 10010100 1111001 11011111010 010100111010 01111110 10110111 010110111100 101011 1110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 548
  • Average number of words per stanza: 90
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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 On Earth...;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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