This is an analysis of the poem You Have Heard This Before that begins with:

I've earned the right to be anything I wish.
To moo on a farm like a cow in heat......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXa XbXb XXcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010010111 0110110101 11101101010 0101001011 0100101011111 1011101 000100010011010 01 1111111001 100100011010 10110010 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of You Have Heard This Before;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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