This is an analysis of the poem I Am An American that begins with:
Even during a crisis...
There will still be those, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABcXda Bbbbeb Xdb cAdeX XXaXbb XXd cbbXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,3,5,6,3,5,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1010010 10101 1011111 1101 110 11001001 10101 11111001 0010101101 010111 111101 11001 110101 010101110 10111111110 11010 1010010 1110010 110111101 010001001010 101111001 1111101011111 1100 11101101000 101011 1111101011 000111100011100 01011010 101010110 1110100 1101111 1001110100010 110110 01011100
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 156
- Average number of words per stanza: 29
- Amount of lines: 34
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word whose is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of I Am An American;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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