This is an analysis of the poem I Know I'Ve Grown that begins with:

I know I've grown.
Had I not......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcXdd Aadabef AeXeX cAeghigb afjabg bajgca heXgXbeXi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,5,8,6,6,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 111 10101111 1000010 111101 0110111 1111 01010101001 0111 11101 11111 11010100 01101011 1111 11101001010 10110011101 110010 10001000101010 01 1111 1110111110 1101 11110001111 01011011010 10011001 1110110 111111 0100011101 001001110 10100010 0011 11100101 11 1010111 110111000110 0010101111 111 0100111 110101 1111001011100 11101 1111010 110111 11100101 110101010 0110101 1010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 192
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • 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; i is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

    The author used the same words i, and 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 Know I'Ve Grown;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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