This is an analysis of the poem Tell All that begins with:

I have never been one to tell all.
Or believed my decisions to make, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcd befdb XXX gcegfd XXXgcag
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,3,6,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111001011 101101001 1011010 01000111010 0100111011010 1111001 001111001100 0010110110010 110011101 1100101010111 1 1001010010 01001000101001 11111001 110101110010 0011010 01111010101 0110010 01100001010 1 110111001010 10 011100101010 1110101 1010010001110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 145
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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