This is an analysis of the poem I Knew It that begins with:

A movie maybe based,
Upon some segment of reality....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacde daccXe fXadfc dgcaXeXX gXX b aX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,8,3,1,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101 0111000100 101000001001001 10101111 00101 0 110111010 10011011 1101000111110101 010111010100 00010100011010 1010010101110101 1 111011 101110110101 011 11101010101 11111010 11 10110110100100100 1110001010100111 01010001100101001 010010010100010 1011 111100110101 1111 1101010111 11001101101 01101100 11100010100 110 111101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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