This is an analysis of the poem One's Own Actions that begins with:

Once one's own actions,
Have been accepted to acknowledge......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdeafXdeeXcegdeb XXhX AgXa XX AaXfh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,4,4,2,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110 100100010 110110100 101 11010110 110011 0110110100 11011 000101100 01001 11101101 01001 11101110100 1101000101 010100010111101 1 1110101 0011010 1 11101 011101011 100101101 11101011 111111 1010111010 11001001001 1 11101 11101011 11 10010011 0111101 101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 195
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 One's Own Actions;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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