This is an analysis of the poem I Owe Who I Am To You that begins with:

How grateful I am,
To have lived....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC dcedfd eXccfceXABCff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011 011 111010 0010010 010101 01010 01100 1111 0010 100100010 001000 11101 010100 1111011 11111 110011 11011 011 111010 01101101 101111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 is repeated.

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

  • summary of I Owe Who I Am To You;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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