This is an analysis of the poem I Could 'Never' Be Repetitive that begins with:

If I wanted I too could choose,
To live a life that is redundant....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABXBCBX ABXbbbXBCB XXXXCBXcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01101111 010110010 01010100000 0010100 1101101101 1101101101 011011010101 01101111 010110010 01010100000 111 110110100 10111 011011010101 0010100 1101101101 1101101101 1 010001 00111100 01101001010 1101101101 1101101101 011011010101 10111100 0100 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 289
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The author used the same word if 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 Could 'Never' Be Repetitive;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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