This is an analysis of the poem Ms Shay that begins with:
Thirty-one years old...
Wow how time has passed....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXXXaXbcXcdedeecebXXXef ebfX Xa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,4,2,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10101 11111 0100110 110 111111111 11101010 111001111 11100110 11001011 10111000 110101 1110110 0111110100 110 11010 111101101 111010101 0100111001 1110111 110101 101001101 11110111 1111010100 1011 1000011 1100110 1011 1011 1111011 1010
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 287
- Average number of words per stanza: 52
- Amount of lines: 30
- 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 exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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; you, and are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Ms Shay;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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