This is an analysis of the poem I Gained It So that begins with:

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXXaaX XXXXXbbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,7,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 11010 11010 11010111 01010010 0111 1101 0111000 111110 10010 11110 1010 1101010 10011101 101000001 1100010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, it are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word i 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 I Gained It So;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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