This is an analysis of the poem You Don'T Have To Accept It For What It Is that begins with:

See it the way you want to.
Call it what you wish....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXX bXc bXXdefdf Xgedd dBgcdBXaXXeaf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,8,5,13,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001110 10111 11111110 11010100010 11010110 1010110 10110111 0010101 00100001001001101 00100111001 1010 100100100 0010110100 01110010100 10110000101110 001010101 11101011110 010111010 1101 11110010 1100 101111001 1110010101 1110010 1100 1101 1 11001011 010 1111001 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.

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

  • summary of You Don'T Have To Accept It For What It Is;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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