This is an analysis of the poem I Thought You Knew that begins with:
The only shame I claim,
Is not being honest....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABCDEB XfgXbhhbibh dXfjjj dXajhbgb kiXXbikXlb bifmiigg ABCDEBjbdjldiiXabCDEBiim
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,11,6,8,10,8,24,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 010111 011010 11100111 0011111 01 10101010 11111010 1010010 10 1110010010100 00100101111 01111 0110110 1011 101011 011111 100101 11011001 100010101 100111 1101011 01011 0010110 1111 10101 111 111011 1011001011 110101010 111010 1010010 101 11011101 11001001011 11110001 1101 1 110111 11101 110010100 001101101 110101011 011111 01 1 111111 1110111001 101101 111 010111 011010 11100111 0011111 01 10101010 1010011010 1111010 1011101 1100001 11110011110 111101001 1111 1110101101 11010111 11010 11100111 0011111 01 10101010 11 111 1001011
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 238
- Average number of words per stanza: 45
- Amount of lines: 72
- Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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; that, has, to, you, and, i are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, wishing, you, because, i are repeated.
The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of I Thought You Knew;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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