This is an analysis of the poem As If Affirmations that begins with:

There are times when they come,
We all find ourselves......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaXbabX cccdXbdcbX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,10,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 11101 01011 101000 010010010 0111010010010 0011101110 1000100 11011 11111001 00101111 101001010111 1111111 11011011 011101101 11110001001 101110110111 11010100010 1111110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 225
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of As If Affirmations;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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