This is an analysis of the poem Repaid that begins with:

I have been repaid.
For every sacrifice I have made....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABC aaddcdbbc AABCdeXX cXfbXfdbXacAeAABdC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,9,8,18,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001 1100101111 11110 11100100 11011 100010111 0010010111 010100101010 110001001 1101001100 001000110101 1 1010010101001 11001 1100101111 11110 11100100 010010100100 11100111 010011101 00110011 110111001 010100101 1110011110 1101010 011001001 11011000 1001011101 00101011011 1 010011101101 11001 011001101001 11001 1100101111 11110 01 11100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 241
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; i, have, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

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

  • summary of Repaid;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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