This is an analysis of the poem Oh, I Will that begins with:
If I have to upset the cart,
To obtain a clarity of mind...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbcD aacD bbXcD baXaXXcDaaX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,5,11,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01100101 001010001 11110 1 10 011001101 0110101111 1 10 011010101 10101110101 0110101101 1 10 1011110 101 0010010111 1110101 010101 11110111 1 10 010110101 011 1110001
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 25
- 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, to are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.
The author used the same word if at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The poet repeated the same word will at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Oh, I Will;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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