This is an analysis of the poem My Way that begins with:
I was made early to be aware of my uniqueness.
And the feeling of being distanced....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABCDEF XgdhX iX gj XXX ABCDEF gXha hhXai hafjXX j XX X XX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,2,2,3,6,4,5,6,1,2,1,2,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11110000101010 101001010 1110100011 111010 1110 1110010 11110010 0111001000110 11001010110 111100101 1110110 1001010 11110111 110 0011111 110 1110010 110111001 11110000101010 101001010 1110100011 111010 1110 1110010 101110 1111011 11 1101 111 1011111 11 101001100 010 010101 10010111 010011001 11111111 11 011 011 1 11110011 1010 1 0011111
- Amount of stanzas: 13
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 90
- Average number of words per stanza: 17
- Amount of lines: 45
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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.
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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, of are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of My Way;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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