This is an analysis of the poem I Admit It that begins with:

Okay, I admit it.
I confess my weaknesses to be addressed....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Aa bcdXd abXae fXeaf AcXgXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,5,5,5,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010 10111000001 111001001001 11001000011101 1111001010 0111110 111111001010 1010 11101000101110 1101111100101 1010000101 001100010 110111 01101111011 1110101110 101101 1101010010100 111010 10011011011111 1111101 01001011001 01110010 01100101101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, to are 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 I Admit It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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