This is an analysis of the poem Carving My Own Path that begins with:

Listen!
I do not intend to burst your bubble...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXXacXXbbX cdXXcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10 1110101110 1 111011 100110011010 101001101011 11101000100 1110111 0011010 1101010101101 010110 01001000 111101010101 11110 011111 1101100101 1111 01010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 241
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of Carving My Own Path;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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