This is an analysis of the poem To Any Friend that begins with:
If I did seem to you no more
Than to myself I seem,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef gagaXbfbf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01010111 101111 11111101 110101 111111001 111111 11011101 010111 11111101 111101 10101111 110101 11011101 110111 11010111 010101 111100101 110101 11110101 111110
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of To Any Friend;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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