This is an analysis of the poem Determined To Be Me that begins with:
I do the best I can...
To be a better man than I am! ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcdaXc eccc feggc Xhhgddbe gbgich fgadig jjcXj
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,4,5,8,6,6,5,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 110111 000101111 11101 1110101 1111011010 11100 111110111 1111001 1101101 11110111 110101001 1101100101 011111 110101110 1111010 010101111 11101010010 01010011 0101011 10101 011111 1010011 111111 1010111 01101000 011111 1110101 0101011 1011 110111 101011100 111001 1001011 11010001 0101101001 111001 1101101 011 1110011 111110 1010111
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
- Average number of words per stanza: 33
- Amount of lines: 41
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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, to, or, my are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Determined To Be Me;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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