This is an analysis of the poem I'M New At This that begins with:

A robust return to a 'then' that has diminished...
Complete with backyard barbecues, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcdbbdedbbbfaX fcceX ghi iiadahigibX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,5,3,11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010100111010 01011101 11110 100101001 110110 101001010 110010101000100 0011101 10101101010 001111 00100101010110 11110111 01100101101001 11010111010 0111111010000100 100101110 110 1 01011001110 010110101001 0111011000 1 010 0110 100100110100 011001011111 110100100 1 110010 0111010 111101001 11 1011010010 1011010001010 11010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 302
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

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

  • summary of I'M New At This;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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