This is an analysis of the poem ~66~ that begins with:
I was not hoping I'd forget,
I turned 66....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXbbaXXXcXdXXbedX eX c aaX ffXfXf X gg
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,2,1,3,6,1,2,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11110101 111 0111111111 010111 1 1101010001 11010101101 1011110011 0101101 10101010101 11111 01010011 10111111 011110 1011011011 11110010100 0100111101 101 11110110101 111101 11010101101 0101011 111000101 010 010 010 1 111 1101100110 1111101 101 10010010010101
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 32
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of ~66~;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar
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- Analysis of If Maturity Was Involved
- Analysis of Many Are Persuaded
