This is an analysis of the poem You Can Become Very Effective At It that begins with:

You seem to be able to express yourself,
So easily....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcXXd XeXfegddhadieX fe fhfhdjdX Xk Xdkblikcgbdakklk ajkeX eg XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,14,2,8,2,16,5,2,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001000110 1100 10111 10111101001 1 100 101111111 10 1110 100 1 101101 11 110101 0111 11101100 01111000110 01010 00110101010 1010110101 11101101 1001001 1101101 1110 110 00010101 1011010 1 1101 1001111 10111 111 1101 1 1101101 1110101010 1101001000 101101 10100 110111001 010001 01 0100011011000 11110101 1110111 111111 10001010 100111010010 1101001011 101110110 011101011100 101 101111010 1110110100101 1 01011111 1 0101101001110 11101100101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 178
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 59
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; you, it are repeated.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The words/phrases it, you connect the lines.

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

  • summary of You Can Become Very Effective At It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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