This is an analysis of the poem Who Is Having The Fun Here? that begins with:

What are you doing?
'Give me a few seconds....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a XX b XcdX be cdXfX gg chX ed fX ehb XaeX Xfe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,1,4,2,5,2,3,2,2,3,4,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110 110110 111111 11 1 10101010010 11100101 1101111100 101 011 100010100 0101 1 11 010 111110101 1110110100 110 1110111010 0010110 1 111110100 1111 110100111 11 1011101101 0011101111010 1 1101011111111 111 1111011111000 1 1 110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 63
  • Average number of words per stanza: 12
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

    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, you, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of Who Is Having The Fun Here?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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