This is an analysis of the poem My First Time Being Here that begins with:

The experience of aging
Is a process many fight....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbb cdbdeeeece X abeXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,10,1,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00100010 0011101 11100101 0110001 0101101 00111101 1100111100 0111101 10111110101 10011011101 01101 11111110 1111001001 0101 10111010 01010 001101 1111101 1111001010 1101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 156
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; i is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word no is repeated.

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

  • summary of My First Time Being Here;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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