This is an analysis of the poem I Made A Mistake that begins with:

I reached up into the top of the closet
and took out a pair of blue panties...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXcXdefeeagbhXabbbehcgdfa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 27,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100010010 111010110 110001 11111 11111 1101001 1110111101 0111101 111011011 0001111101 111110011 1010111010 001000111 01010 1111011101 011 11100111 1110111 001100101 1001010 110101 1101010 01011001001 1001 0011110001 1001001 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 846
  • Average number of words per stanza: 164
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; and, i are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of I Made A Mistake;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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