This is an analysis of the poem Since My Introduction that begins with:

If I had not been misguided,
To right the wrongs I've done....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDCCAeffXca ABCDCCAbbXXec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110010 010111 010101 101011 10101111 11110100 0111 111111 1001000111 1001010111 110101010100 001010101 011101 01110010 010111 010101 101011 10101111 11110100 0111 1111010 01110101010 001101 10101001 101011 0110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 383
  • Average number of words per stanza: 67
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • 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; 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.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines am is repeated).

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

  • summary of Since My Introduction;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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