This is an analysis of the poem My Creed that begins with:

To live as gently as I can;
To be, no matter where, a man;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccXX aaaaccdd cceeaacc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110111 00110101 01110011 11011101 01111111 00101111 11110101 11111100 01110101 11010111 00011001 111100101 01010101 01011111 00010111 01011111 01110101 01110101 01000111 001101001 01110111 11010111 01010111 11010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 253
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; to, and are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word to at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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