This is an analysis of the poem I May Or Might Not that begins with:

I may or might not,
Awaken some days......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbacAadXeafdabg haaiaiaijaiaXakkk AXbAdaihbk gX aic XX hbjbeaX bfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,17,10,2,3,2,7,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 01011 011101001 110 111111 01101 0101010100 10101010 001010 011101 0110011 10100 1111111 11010010 10010 110110 0101 101011 11010101 100001 11001 001000 001011101 11011111 0110100010 111011001 0010111 011011 010010 011001 10101111 01 11111 1101 1011011 111111 0111000100 0101010001 011010 00111 11110001 11001110 11101 110100 111111 00101 0010 10 1100101 1101111001 011010 010001 010100 1111110 0100101 1001 111010010 11010101 1111000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 190
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 59
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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, or 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 May Or Might Not;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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