This is an analysis of the poem I that begins with:

Nobody hates me more than I;
No enemy have I to-day...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaaaabb aaaaccdd aeaeeeaa fgfgeeaa ehehXXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111111 11001101 11110101 11110111 11010110 11000101 11111101 01001101 11111111 11010101 01011111 11011111 110100101 11010101 01111101 11110101 11110101 11011101 11010110 11010101 11011111 01101111 11110101 11110100 11010111 11010101 11000101 01110111 110001001 11110111 11110001 11011100 010010111 11011101 11001001 11010111 11111111 11110011 11111110 11111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 244
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

    The author used the same words nobody, i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word be at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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