Even As A Child by Eugene O'Neill: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Even As A Child that begins with:

Even as a child
my face was “gloomy.” I found ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcdeeXfgefgahXc XaadiXiebhhc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101 1111011 11001101 1010011 10101 11110110 111110 1010110 1001110 110110100 001100101010 110111100 110111100 10111111 0101011 010010011 110010 1011 01011001111 0010101110 011101011 11011110001 011111101 111011101 011101110 1111111 001101101 1010010110111 1111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 505
  • Average number of words per stanza: 92
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; for is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words for, to are repeated.

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  • summary of Even As A Child;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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