This is an analysis of the poem Those Senior Moments that begins with:
Where are my keys?
'In your hand.'...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: a X bba Xa bb XXc ca XbdX eX XX fg XeXgfdX g XX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,3,2,2,3,2,4,2,2,2,7,1,2,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111 111 1 11 110011110 11111 10011 11 111101 011 1110010 111 110011 1010111 1111101 1 1110 10 1010 011 100 01010 10 11010 1 1000 1111101000 11010 1 01110101 10 10 1 100
- Amount of stanzas: 14
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 41
- Average number of words per stanza: 7
- Amount of lines: 34
- Average number of symbols per line: 16 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 3
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Those Senior Moments;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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