This is an analysis of the poem Your Actions that begins with:

I am not an insect,
Suspected to exist without feelings....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABAC aadXd bcbaccc CeCX ABACXbaecb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,7,4,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 0100010110 1001011011010 1010 11110100 111101 11010111 11111101 11101101000 0101000111011 010100110 011011101 1100110101100 1101100101 0111101 11001001000100 1000100 1101101 1000100 1110101101 111111 0100010110 1001011011010 1010 1111001011 10101 1101010010 1101101001 0101001 010101001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 215
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of Your Actions;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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