This is an analysis of the poem The Second Oldest Story that begins with:

Go I must along my ways
Though my heart be ragged,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd aeaefgfg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110111 111010 1010101 10011 11111001 101010 1110101 101010 1111101 111110 1111101 101110 1000101 111010 1111111 011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 240
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; and is repeated.

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

  • summary of The Second Oldest Story;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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