This is an analysis of the poem Kept Preferences that begins with:

The older I get I have noticed this...
People who are mature and decisive, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXb baXcdXbdcdb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 0101111100 1011011010 110101001110 1001111101 10101101011 11110101 11110100 11101010101 1001100100100100 100101001 10111101010 0101001101 01011000 00101010000100 111000
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 197
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Kept Preferences;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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