This is an analysis of the poem From Where I Came that begins with:

I've lived in places,
People wouldn't dare visit......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcdcaeebXXdfecf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010 1010110 010101 110001 1111 10111011 110100 111010 110111 11111001 11101 00100101011 10011 101011111111 010101110111 10101001001 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 485
  • Average number of words per stanza: 100
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • 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 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; to, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of From Where I Came;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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