This is an analysis of the poem The Book Of Memory that begins with:

Turn me loose and let me be
Young once more and fancy free;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcXdaee ffffXXgghh ggiicchXccXffggeeaaad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,21,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111110 1111101 1110110 1011101 1011001 0111111 1110100 1010101 1110101 0111101 1110101 1010101 1110111 0011001 10010111 0100100 1110111 1010101 1010111 10101000 1111111 0010011 0010111 1010101 1010111 1011101 1000101 1010111 1011111 10000101 1111101 1010111 1010101 0011001 1010101 0110111 1010101 1011101 1000101 0010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 297
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; me, and, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Book Of Memory;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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