This is an analysis of the poem I Was There Myself that begins with:

I wish I could find the right words to say,
Why your mind and my time......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC DECE efed gcXg Xdfd fgff gcfXf ABCXDECE
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,4,4,4,4,5,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101101 111111 11100011 11111001 01101001 1101100101 101111101 1100101 110100110 111110 111110101 1100010 01101010 00110101 1111111110 1010111111 00101 100100 101101101111 110100110100 101101 01101001 010100100101 10111010 1110110100 1010111001 11111 101111100 1111101101 111111 11100011 11111001 01101001 1101100101 101111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, to, you, live are repeated.

    The author used the same words i, my 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 Was There Myself;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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