This is an analysis of the poem I, Too that begins with:

I, too, sing America.
I am the darker brother....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a XbCXdX XdCXXXb cXXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,6,7,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110100 1101010 111010010 11001 111 111 111 011 101010 11001 1001 101 1000100 1 01 11110011 1001 1110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 67
  • Average number of words per stanza: 12
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of I, Too;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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