This is an analysis of the poem What Point Is This You Are Attempting To Make? that begins with:

Yes...
I said what I said and I meant it....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBC cX XaXa aBC aX Xa XXX aacXcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,2,4,3,2,2,3,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 111111110 1101010010 1011010 010101001 11110 101001010110 0101 11110 1 111111110 1101010010 1111011010 010110010 111001101001 1111110010011 1 10 11110 110110101 110111 1111010010 1011001 101001010001 1111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 91
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • 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:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of What Point Is This You Are Attempting To Make?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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