This is an analysis of the poem I Am Hurting that begins with:
I'm hurting.
And all I am expected to show for it, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AbcXd effbegf cdhha bbiejedaei Abkihlml eeXmbejfninX hhkgXahlegmAe
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,7,5,10,8,12,13,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 010 11110100110 001101 10110 101101 101101001 0010111110 110111 0101 11010 0101 101110001 101011111 100101 1010011 0001010 1111111 11010 10 101011 010100111 01010 1110101 01001010 1101110 1001011 11101 010 111110101 101 01011011 01 101 11111 0100101 1011 10100001 00111111001 1 111 110011 010010 11111 001 1111 01101 110110010 111101100 10001001110 1011101 10101011 1110 100101 010101 11010101 100111 1101 010 11100101
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
- Average number of words per stanza: 36
- Amount of lines: 59
- Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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, not, to are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word not 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 Am Hurting;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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