This is an analysis of the poem Your Attempts To Be Everywhere that begins with:

You look like hell.
'What gave me away? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a XbXXaXX XXXXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,7,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1111 11101 1001 0100111 11001 11011 01001 1011111000 1 110 11010 1000110011 110110 010100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 108
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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

  • summary of Your Attempts To Be Everywhere;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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