This is an analysis of the poem I Am Saving My Credibility that begins with:

I didn't mean to say,
What I said previously....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXc XX bXacXXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,2,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 110101 1111000 110110 0100100 1 001010101 110100 111 11 1111010100 11010 11100010 101110 1110110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 102
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • 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 not is repeated.

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

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

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