This is an analysis of the poem On My Own Two Feet that begins with:

When I first learned to walk,
On my own two feet......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBcdXbbedcXfgdXdfXaggeBc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 11111 0100001 010100 1110100 01101 10111 010001010 1101010 1001 11111 00111101 101 11001100 11101 1001 11101 10100010 1101 1010111 01111001 10111001 11111 11000010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 602
  • Average number of words per stanza: 106
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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 is repeated.

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

  • summary of On My Own Two Feet;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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