This is an analysis of the poem Whether This Embarrasses Or Not that begins with:

Listen Carefully.
Forget merits of integrity....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcbc dXdedXXbd ccXbXcbb XXde
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,9,8,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100 011000100 110010010 1 111110110 00110100001 00101001110 10010100 01 11001010001011 011101000111100 101111000100110 1110110 1110100100000100 1010010001101101 101011101 010101001001001010 11011001010110 0011100111001101 11 01001000011111100 1001001001111 011011 100101100010011 10111111010 00110100101010101 1010110011101110 0010011110100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 310
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; to, them are repeated.

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

  • summary of Whether This Embarrasses Or Not;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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