This is an analysis of the poem Which Floor Are Your Restrooms On? that begins with:

The only answer I will accept to my question,
Is the one given......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcdaecdbdfebgh bfaXaX ga X hg X gggf XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,6,2,1,2,1,4,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101010010110 00110 1110101 1011101010 00010 011101 110101101 111001001 111101010110 11011100010 01010001010 10101 01 1111110001 11110111101 01101100 1101 110111 010010110 1 11110 1101011001010 111 1111111 110 11 111100011 111011101111 110 1 10101101101 101 1 11110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • 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 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 Which Floor Are Your Restrooms On?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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