This is an analysis of the poem I Followed that begins with:
I followed.
And learned from one respected, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AABCD AeeaX AXaXebX AABCD abXeX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,7,5,5,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 110 1101010 10111 10010 101010 110 001001 101011 01001 01010101001 110 0111 0111101 011010111 11000010111 00101001 1111011 110 1101010 10111 10010 101010 11000011101 001001101111 0101101011 100101100111 10101011010100
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 154
- Average number of words per stanza: 28
- Amount of lines: 27
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
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; to, i are 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 Followed;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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