This is an analysis of the poem My Uncle Gay that begins with:
I can not say in a way,
That would for anyone be understood....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXc ddcXaeXa affga XXhcd dXbaXcg XfhfaXbX gXX aXXe
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,5,5,7,8,3,4,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111001 1111000101 111110110 1111101 010010 0011001101001 1 111101 110010111 011100 100010 10011 111101 10101 11011111 11111 01101101 1111010 11111000 110100101 01101010 011 1111110 11101 1 1 1110 1 110110011101 1 11101 1101101 1 0111101 11 1 011 10000 11010010100 1001010 11101 111 1010
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 108
- Average number of words per stanza: 21
- Amount of lines: 44
- Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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 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 My Uncle Gay;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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