This is an analysis of the poem I Am A Creature that begins with:

Like this stone of
San Michele...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX aaa Xb cbc XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,3,2,3,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010 101 11 11 11001 10100 101010 101 011011 01 10 011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 34
  • Average number of words per stanza: 6
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 14 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; as is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word as at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of I Am A Creature;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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