This is an analysis of the poem Impressed By Those I Have Not Met that begins with:

Why should I continue to ignore myself,
To value the opinions of others? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdXc bXcbcd dcbefac bfcXecXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,7,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101000111 0100010010 1101111101 000111101110 011101001100 10110 10010111010 111111111 11000100011101 10111011010 00100100011 110011111 11011010111 111101111 1100100101 11010 1110010101010 1011 11001 01000110 111010110 110011101111111 1011111 111111110100 1110101011111 1111011010011 01100111010100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 277
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Impressed By Those I Have Not Met;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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