This is an analysis of the poem This Does Exist In Me that begins with:

There has to be a poem or two in me,
Somewhere....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abc bddbXe fcb gXgg aggcX fhcgdg XXehbdh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,6,3,4,5,6,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11000101101 11 111010101 11001111001 01011111 1101000110 0010110001 1111010 0111 110001111 001010100 1110001101 01110111101 01001001001 110101010100 111111001101 11010101 11010 1110 010001 10011100 0001001010 11011011111 11 0101001 010001110011010101 11010111 1111100101 10010 100111 111101 0010101101 0110101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, it are repeated.

    The author used the same word there at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of This Does Exist In Me;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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