This is an analysis of the poem I Accept Apologies that begins with:

Have I done many things,
That were 'blindly' experimenttal? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbcc cab XXde eXcXec XXabe bX ea XcXXaed
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,3,4,6,5,2,2,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 101010000 1 1110101 11 1010100100 11101 11011 101100010 1 111010111 11011 00010011 1 1110001010 111110011100 1 1011111001 11101 1000101 110101101 110001110 011100110101 11110111 110111 1011 10101 010010010 1 1 11 1010100 1 010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 92
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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 I Accept Apologies;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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