This is an analysis of the poem Throughout The Meadow that begins with:

I discovered my purpose,
Long before your good credit rating......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXb Xbc adX beb Xfa bgd ghXfbgXbhfXeaecc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,3,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010110 101101010 111101101 1110010101 101010111110 1010011010011 1111101001001 11111 10 11110110 11001 1111111 1 10101 101001011 10111111100010 010 11111011011 110 11010111 01011 111110111 11111011001 1111110 1011111011 1101 1111 101011011 1 110010110 1110110 01 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

    The author used the same word i 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 Throughout The Meadow;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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