This is an analysis of the poem I Told You So that begins with:
The ones that can not be reached,
Must be left alone....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbbbX cdbceb acfgad edch cgdchic agiXbf XabdX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,4,7,6,5,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0111101 10101 1110101 0010110101 110110010 01101011 101011110 0100001011 1010010 0010010 011010101 110011111 00111101001 100101 1111 10111010011 11101101 00010001 11111 01110101 11010 1010101 0001100 1101 01111 010 01 111 01 011 101010111 1111 1111010011010 1010011 1010111 111101110 1110100001101 11 010101101 1111101
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
- Average number of words per stanza: 31
- Amount of lines: 40
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; you, i are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of I Told You So;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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