This is an analysis of the poem Keeping My Mistakes Replayed that begins with:

Keeping my mistakes replayed,
Is just too much....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCBaD ABCEfA XDaDgDghXh ABCBaDXABCEfAa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,10,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 0111 001010 101 1 01011101 1010101 0111 001010 101 0 1111101 110011111 01011101 010100111 01011101 1010101011 01011101 11101011 111101 1 11101 1010101 0111 001010 101 1 01011101 1010101 0111 001010 101 0 1111101 11101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 163
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; to is repeated.

    The author used the same word keeping 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 Keeping My Mistakes Replayed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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