This is an analysis of the poem Can You Forgive? that begins with:

I was then among the few,
Who knew......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABA aca AcAXcXb DB AABA DBXDcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,7,2,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101 11 0111 1111 11110111 001011010 011101 1110111 10101111 1110111 1011101 101 1101011100 1 1101 1010111001 1110101 11 0111 1111 1101 1010111001 1101 1011010 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 88
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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; i is repeated.

    The author used the same word can 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 Can You Forgive?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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