This is an analysis of the poem Speaking Terms that begins with:
I apologize if my actions yesterday,
Seemed a bit petty....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xaabac XXdXbeddc XcXcXeX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,9,7,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101010110101 10110 110110 111111 010 1110101101 110 111 1110 0110100 01100111 111101 1101101 110101010 11010110 1 1101101 11101111101 11101 111101 11 11010011
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 186
- Average number of words per stanza: 36
- Amount of lines: 22
- Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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, can 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 Speaking Terms;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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