This is an analysis of the poem On The Jail Steps that begins with:
I've won the race.
Young man, I'm new! ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef gdgd dgdg bhbh
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101 1101 1101 0101 1101 1111 1111 1110 1011 1111 1001 1101 1111 1101 1101 1101 1101 1111 1011 1111 1111 1011 1111 1111
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 75
- Average number of words per stanza: 15
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; she, who are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, she are repeated.
The author used the same words i've, my at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
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