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

I am very bothered when I think
of the bad things I have done in my life....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaabb ccXX dcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,4,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 111010111 0011111011 1111001001 11101010101 11010 0010111001010 1111110010 10100010101 11111110100 11011011011 010110100 10111011 1111100001111 0101011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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

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

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