This is an analysis of the poem ~67~ that begins with:

By the time I was the age twenty-one,
I felt I had accomplished more in a few years......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abca bbbbcd bXXedade XebXX XXAcAXXXAXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,8,5,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101101 111101010010 011010100 1010000111 1101001010 010110111 0101001 01010110111 1111101101 010100101001 1111101101 111010010 1100110111 1010101 1001011101 01010101010010 1111110010 011010 1 11111100111 0111110010100 101111010001 11110100011 1111101011 1 1010 1001 1010 1 11110101011 1 1010 1 0101100101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 230
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of ~67~;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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