This is an analysis of the poem Sorry If I'Ve Caused Any Inconvenience that begins with:

To embrace and know one's identity from birth,
Is not a rare occurrence......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD EFGH cciXcc XjXX kgfi XllfjX kimX ABCD EFGHk mllmcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,6,4,4,6,4,4,5,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001111010001 0101010 11100100110 1110001 0110110 01101001001 11000010010010 01001010010001 010101110 1101010 010110 010101000 11010000101001 011101101 101010100000 01001000100 1010100 011101101 11111001010 010100111001 11010111 1001 1100011110101 010110011 01101110101 111111010101 0010110100 10010001001011101 100100 011101 11010111 11010 001111010001 0101010 11100100110 1110001 0110110 01101001001 11000010010010 01001010010001 111000100101 111 11 1101 1101111 1100 100111010000
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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 Sorry If I'Ve Caused Any Inconvenience;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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