This is an analysis of the poem I'Ve Still Got It that begins with:

Aging from inside this shell I drive,
I see the outside slowly slipping away......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabac abbcdXdacbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 100010111 11011101001 111001011 1010101 10101 11111010111 110110111001 1011101001 01110101000101 00111101011 1110 100100011 11011100100 0110010001 11100101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 198
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; i is repeated.

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

  • summary of I'Ve Still Got It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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