This is an analysis of the poem Number 1 Through To 5 that begins with:

It was either me or my patience,
I was going to let go to show......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdda adcceX eddXdf afXdfb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011011110 111001101 1101011 11001 1101010 1100101110 1101101011010 101100100110 10101011001010 0100001101 11011 11101111 10111111010 01000110010011 10001110110 110011 110011 11100011 111101010110 010001110001 01000101 010110111111 0110100101 1110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 213
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

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

  • summary of Number 1 Through To 5;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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