This is an analysis of the poem I Am Aging And I Know This that begins with:

I am aging and I know this,
With a doing to show....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDEFGXXXX ggdX XXX ABCDEFGahh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,4,3,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101110 001001 110010 1100100 1010111011 01000011 01101010111 11011111 0010111 11101 11001101 1 110001011010 010 11101011001 110110 1011 1010110110 11101110 001001 110010 1100100 1010111011 01000011 01101010111 111101 11011101 11011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 201
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; i is repeated.

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

  • summary of I Am Aging And I Know This;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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