This is an analysis of the poem Kept Secrets that begins with:
I never had a secret.
None....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcbXdd efaXg XhX igaaaiafjXfab gjia XiehiXkkikXec
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,5,3,13,4,13,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101010 1 110 11111 011 11111101 101110001 1010100111 111101110 11111101 1111 010111011 1 111011111 1111001011 1 011 01001100010 110101 110001 11101001 10101101 0101010 11 101111 110110 100010010 100011001001 11011 1011101101 1111101 110101 1110101111 1 011001010 01 010001110110 1 01111101011001 111110 1 1011111100011 11011011101011 110110101000
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 178
- Average number of words per stanza: 33
- Amount of lines: 44
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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; and is repeated.
The author used the same word i 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 Kept Secrets;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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