This is an analysis of the poem 'Whomever' The Who May Be that begins with:

Who me?
I never thought I was the cheese....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDDEf gXdbf efdAf XdXf dXgeXABCDDEfafaba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,5,5,4,17,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 11011101 1010011 1101111 1111010 111101 11100000 1010101 11011 10111 10000 10110100 111101011101 101 000101010010111 11 01100001 11101 1101111001 1101011110010111 111010101 11001011110010 111011111 00101110 101011001111001 11 11011101 1010011 1101111 1111010 111101 1 110000111010001 10111111 010001101 1011 1000110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

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

  • summary of 'Whomever' The Who May Be;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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