This is an analysis of the poem Getting Old And Bolder that begins with:
I'm getting old and bolder,
And feeling blessed about it....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Abcd ABcCd aEAFaDB ABdcCbX aEAFaDB gaEAFaDBXAgaEAFaDB
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,7,7,7,18,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0101110 1101010 1010111 11011111 110101110 1101010 11110101 111 111111 10 11101011 110 01011100 10 011111 01111 110101110 1101010 1111 0101 111 1111 10110 10 11101011 110 01011100 10 011111 01111 1 10 11101011 110 01011100 10 011111 01111 0101110 1 10 11101011 110 01011100 10 011111 01111
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 47
- Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Getting Old And Bolder;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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