This is an analysis of the poem Whom Asked Who For Whose Opinion? that begins with:

You are so not there!
Totally irregular....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abc DEFGDHDHD aechXXdcfh XceXdchXc DEFGDHDHD XgddX hfXhfhXgbh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,9,10,9,9,5,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 1000100 1100100100 110101100 1001000110011 100101 1101011 11010010 01101 0100101 01001 011001 1111 11 11 1101 11110 1111101 11 10101011 110101110 110111 11110 011001 1101101 110110 11101010 111 01 101001101 10101 110101100 1001000110011 100101 1101011 11010010 01101 0100101 01001 011001 10011 111010 101 1001 101110 110101 11111010 00110101 11110100 11111110 0011101 11 111101 1110 11101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 208
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 55
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; no, you are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words something, no are repeated.

    The author used the same word have at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Whom Asked Who For Whose Opinion?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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