This is an analysis of the poem Lost To Memory that begins with:
I just kinda know these things.
And what these things mean....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABXC bX X addX XefeXXdd ABXCbXf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,2,1,4,8,7,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1110111 11111 101101 1101111 11110101111010 1101110 11010110101 00011 101000101 0111 111001001111 1 0110000101011 101 110111111111 010100000100 0110010100 1111 11010 1110111 11111 101101 1101111 111010010111 110 101010100101
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 26
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; these, things are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word 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 Lost To Memory;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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