This is an analysis of the poem I Felt Insulted that begins with:

I once did a task,
I thought would make others pleased....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcd cefecdfgX eh hddghg BEFHE bbhbb EBFiHE XHXXccHX Xjb gX a XdXdc ed jefiX jXfiXbfX j X jc X j cX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,9,2,6,5,5,6,8,3,2,1,5,2,5,8,1,1,2,1,1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001 1111101 101000101 100110110100 110010011 010101111 1111101111 011101 10101110 10100011 0111111 01111101 0111100011 011 11 11011 11110110100 1100011 11101101 11101000111 11111111 11010 1111101 11101 101110 1101011 1110011 0011011 101011 001011 11001 1111101 11010 11101 10110001 101110 1101011 110101010 1010111 0111010 1010111110 01101101 1111 1010111 111110 11 111110 11110 11 11111 11 1 11101000110 0101010100 0100101 001010 1111110 110111 10111010 111 10111001 1101111 11011 1110110 100 11011 111010010 111 01111 00101 1011011 10 111 10010 111110010 11110011 110 1010 1111110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 21
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 100
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 79
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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, you, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, to, you, in are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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