This is an analysis of the poem ~69~ that begins with:

I never thought the age of 69,
I would find just as exciting......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaa Xabbcaded ffdgaaeecXa fhXdiji dX Xaae XdaeeiX kkd jgXdXX fihch eadXXXaX jca XfjX Xf XjX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,9,11,7,2,4,7,3,6,5,8,3,4,2,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 11111010 0010100100 101 1 101110 00101101001 101101 101 111001111000 0110101001 101010111 10101001 100101010001 1010111111 1011010100010 11101011 010001010001 1101010010001 11 1101111100 1 01010101010010 1011110010111 1110010 100111 111110 11110111 1111101 1010101111 00100111111 110101 111 0101 1 011111 11011 1 10010 110110 11 0101110011 001101010 1010100100100 1 1 11101 110110 11111 110101010 1010111101 10 111101 001001 11110011001 101 1111110 10110 101 1 1111 11 1 1 010 11100 11 1010 11111100 10 1110111 11 111111101 111 11 1 101 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 78
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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, to are repeated.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase it connects the lines.

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  • summary of ~69~;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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