This is an analysis of the poem Always that begins with:

Always,
You can count on my honesty....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbXXXcabaXdeXebbXad bfX XcdbfX cX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,3,6,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 11111100 1010111 1001111 01010011 111010 1010010 000101111 111 1100010 11011 0010001 010100100 1010101 110000 0101 011101 1110010 11001 101101 1001 11 100111 1011 11 01110101 10101 10001111 111001 1111101 1010 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 190
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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