This is an analysis of the poem To Lace And Tie My Own Shoes that begins with:

I've said many things.
And hope to say more, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABXC DEFA babXbXdbaX ABXC DEFA cacdaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,10,4,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 11011 10010 101101 1110110 01111 10111 0111111 1 01101110 1 01001010100 1 11101010100 1110011010 1 1100100 110111100 11101 11011 10010 101101 1110110 01111 10111 0111111 0101011101 01111000010 010101011001 0010110010100 111010111 110100110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 To Lace And Tie My Own Shoes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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