This is an analysis of the poem You'Ve Selected Me For Your Trip? that begins with:

You've selected me for your trip?
As if I'm going to make that easy, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbXcXXd Aec edfghd hdd AhhXcigdfcif ibi X jbj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,3,6,3,12,3,1,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101111 1001001110 11011110 1110110010 110101 10111110101 11110101 10101111 11101010 1010010 11011010 111111101 1111101110 0110101 011101 1100101 0100 1101010 0010011 10101111 1101110110 100110101 01111000101010 110001110001 0011001 111010101011 011010 110100111 011101 0101 1 11 10 01 1111 1 11010100 11101000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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; or, you are repeated.

    The author used the same word you've at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of You'Ve Selected Me For Your Trip?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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