This is an analysis of the poem Upon A Fit Of Sickness that begins with:

Twice ten years old not fully told
since nature gave me breath, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: XabacdXdXefeXgdgdhbhfcdcdibibcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 32,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 110111 1101111 110101 11111111 010001 11010111 111101 11110111 010101 11111111 110100 1101111 111101 11111111 1111011 11011111 1111010 11011111 1101110 11110111 110010 11011111 010101 01111101 010101 11011101 110101 01010101 0100111 010111001 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1111
  • Average number of words per stanza: 197
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; i is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Upon A Fit Of Sickness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Anne Bradstreet