This is an analysis of the poem Intrigued that begins with:

Since I have gotten older,
And wiser with a wisdom......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDEF gh ihccci cgdfXg ABCDEF fgfihg X X cXiffX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,2,6,6,6,6,1,1,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111010 1100010 11100101010 1111011 110110 00100100101 01 101100100 100010111101 1110101010 111001011 0010 011001000 01011101 110111101 1101111010 11 101111101 01001110 011010 1111010 1100010 11100101010 1111011 110110 00100100101 1 0111 11011101001 011101100 100111010 111001110010110 111110100011 111010010011 01 10111111010 01 1111000 11010110011111 1101110101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 139
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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, to 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 Intrigued;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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