This is an analysis of the poem F.Y.I. that begins with:
If I wished to reach a goal...
And my thoughts were not assisted? ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcd XcaXd XefXXbcXe gXcXchhe acbcgXcccdfXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,9,8,13,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0110101 11101010 111011110 1101111110 01110001 11111010 110100110111 0111011001101 111101 010101010 1010001 0111111010 101111110 111001 011101 1111101001 1111110110 11101011001 1111111010 11011010 11001111 111011 0111101 111111 1101101001 111100101 11111111 100111001 11011001 0100101101 101011101001 11011 011011 01 1 11 110110110 1 1010
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 246
- Average number of words per stanza: 49
- Amount of lines: 39
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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; and, i, to are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, to are repeated.
The author used the same word if 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 F.Y.I.;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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