This is an analysis of the poem Old Thoughts that begins with:
Am I too old?
Is it too late? ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcbdXXeaacefdffgXaddXga
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111 0011 111011 010111 11110100 11011 011101 010101010 111101 011111100101 0101010 11101101 1111010 01001010 111010 001001010 010100111 1101 101 101 1110101 01011 001011 01111
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 604
- Average number of words per stanza: 109
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
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; too, i are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Old Thoughts;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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