This is an analysis of the poem Number One Through Five that begins with:
Making adjustments in one's life,
To accomodate the needs for another......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXaaXXbc XXdXdXb XXXXX cX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,5,2,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10010011 01000011010 11010111 010010101 111 11111 00110010100 11001011 0010010101 1101 1111 11110010 001101 100010 1 10100 1011 1010 1011 1011 001000 1110001001000
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 22
- Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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; to, number are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word number is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Number One Through Five;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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