This is an analysis of the poem What Would You Do? that begins with:

Your opinions and my activities,
Are on separate paths....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcdXdecXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010110100 111011 101011 0110110 1111101 101 1101111101 0111101 1101 1110 111011 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 322
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.

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

  • summary of What Would You Do?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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