This is an analysis of the poem A Stranger I'Ve Become that begins with:

A stranger I've become,
In a familiar place....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abbcd Aedcd AbdeXed
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101 000101 100100 1101 1101010 010101 0101010 001110100 11110001 001000100 010101 101010101000 11101010100 001111010 11011111011 1011101 0100100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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 is repeated.

    The author used the same word a at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of A Stranger I'Ve Become;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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