This is an analysis of the poem An Introduction that begins with:

I don't know politics but I know the names
Of those in power, and can repeat them like...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXccadacbXceefXeagXhifaXbhfcfjfgkbleamlahckcjeXcgfhjadimhlf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 61,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110111101 01010110101 1011101010011 110010111000 11110010 1101 1101011100 11101111 10110110010 100101111110 10101101011 01100100100 11101 00110100100110010 00110111101 11010111101 11001001110 00111000100 01010100110 11110111111 00110111 01011001110110 00101000010 100101111101 11111101111 1111110101 101111101101 11101001000 11110110111 11110101110 010111111 111000 1110111 10101111101 11000101001 01110010001 00100010101 01101000011 11110111110 01010100110 10100000010 10101110101 11110100100 10110100011 10011101111 111101101001 110101111100 10111010101 01001010100 101111111101 01000011011 101110111011 0011010110 10010011110 11111001011 00111001111 11110011110 00100111110 11111001010 01111111111 11111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 2609
  • Average number of words per stanza: 508
  • Amount of lines: 61
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; i, of, in, it, my, and, to, or, for, be, him, who are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, it, is, be are repeated.

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

  • summary of An Introduction;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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