This is an analysis of the poem I Have Learned To Do Something New that begins with:

You have made promises upon promises.
And since you have been gone, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdef egdfcf XXXaX ae gXXXXfXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,5,2,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110001100 111101 1010011101 1001000010 11111111 10010100111 1 1010100110001 00101110010 1 11110110101 111 1 1101011100 111101001 01111011100 11101101 1111110 111101 11101 00101011 111011 11100010 11010100 101 110101010 110000010 10010010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 180
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • 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:

    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; you, have, learned, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of I Have Learned To Do Something New;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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