This is an analysis of the poem You Should Get More Involved that begins with:

You should get more involved.
'In the doing of what? '...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X XXX XXX XX XbcXbacX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,3,3,2,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 1010011 1 00100 1 101011 11111011 1111011100 111000 100111 111010101 00100001010 01 1101110100 101 11100010111 001000000100111 101001100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 83
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 You Should Get More Involved;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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