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

I am living without you because
of a terror, a farfetched...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXX cdXe XXea Xcea bfdd fXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111001101 0010011 1011 11011 1111011 11111 100100 100110010 0010010001 10100 0100110 111101 0111111 01111100 01110 01010010101 11111001 110 111 011010 11110 101 1101 11101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 105
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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