This is an analysis of the poem Who Keep What I Feel Felt Real that begins with:

As described by those who are now mired,
In dire straits....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdadef XcX edebeXaXbfXffdAAaAAda
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,3,21,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101111111 0101 11101101 110110111 1111 0010101111 110110 011001 100010 0101 01010010 1010110 00101111111 01111 11010 110101001110101 1101010011 1111111110101 10101111 110101011111 01001101 01 110101 1110101 1101 1010010101101 1100001101010 1101 1010010101101 1010111 010001111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 259
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; i, they, of, has, been are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, they are repeated.

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

  • summary of Who Keep What I Feel Felt Real;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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