This is an analysis of the poem Personal Poem that begins with:

Now when I walk around at lunchtime
I have only two charms in my pocket...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabcdefe XagXdhXeXfXXibfcXXifXchXgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,26,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101111 1110110110 111011100011 10111110101 11100101010 11111110 11101101010 1101010111000 11101000100 1001010001 1010100100 01110110 110100001010 110101011 1101001111 101111000101 100110110100 011111010 1111010111 1111110101 01011101010100 011111011 111000101 111111110 111011110010 10111110111 10111111010 1110000110 101010111001 1111001101 110011010010 10011111010 1101111111 101101011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 698
  • Average number of words per stanza: 142
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, and, we, like are repeated.

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

  • summary of Personal Poem;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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