This is an analysis of the poem I Am Attached that begins with:

I see it to witness...
This life....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcXacX dXadbece
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010 01 11 10011001110 11001001010001 101000100 110101 11 110011111 1111 101001100 11101 1101101010011 10100010010010 000101010 1101110101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 236
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines life is repeated).

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

  • summary of I Am Attached;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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