This is an analysis of the poem Who Is Now Reading This? that begins with:
May-be one is now reading this who knows some wrong-doing of my past
life,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcXXc bbXXabXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 10101100111110011 1 11001001001110011 11011111101011000 010 1101101011 1010110111 1101100111110111 010 1101111001101100011 110010 11010111001010001101 0110 110011010001010111
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 336
- Average number of words per stanza: 61
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 9
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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; may, who, be are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word or is repeated.
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- summary of Who Is Now Reading This?;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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