This is an analysis of the poem First Love that begins with:

YES, I know that you once were my lover,
But that sort of thing has an end, ... 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: ababacac bdbddcXc bebeafaf gdgdaeae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111110110 11101111 1111001110 11111011 1111110010 011011101 0110010010 100010001 1011111110 111001001 1110110010 011101001 111111011 11101011 111011011 101001111 1011110110 11111011 111011010 11011001 1011111110 11011001 111111110 111111101 111111110 01011001 0111111010 111101011 1111111010 11101011 1111111010 111011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 304
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; you, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words don't, i are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton