This is an analysis of the poem That First Time Is Impressive that begins with:
So you've stumbled.
To crawl on your knees....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXbcdaXb e ceXb XXadec
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,1,4,6,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1110 01111 0010011 11110100111 1011110 11001 101001010010 11110111 11101001010 111 1 010111 11110010 000 111101 0111101101000 111101001101 0110101 011010000101110
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
- Average number of words per stanza: 23
- Amount of lines: 19
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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 That First Time Is Impressive;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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