This is an analysis of the poem Catching Mistakes that begins with:

When I was a young boy,
I enjoyed......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD AABEF Xedad XdXXdgf ABCD AABEFXbcaadg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,5,7,4,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011 101 01001101 11010101 11 001 101 010100010 01011101 1011 11010010 101001001 1110101 11011011 1 011111 011110 0010000100 1011101 10011101 1111 111011 101 01001101 11010101 11 001 101 010100010 01011101 1010101 011101 1101 11 100010 11100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • 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 poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words when, a, i are repeated.

    The author used the same word when 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 Catching Mistakes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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