This is an analysis of the poem Frightened When Alone that begins with:

Believe it or not...
I walk a path, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXb abcd eaaa dXedXec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011 1101 1010 11101001 11111001001 1110101 11101011 10101001101 110100010 10111 101101 111010101101 110111010 011101110 1111111 1010010 110101 111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 104
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • 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 word i is repeated.

    The author used the same word i 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 Frightened When Alone;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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