This is an analysis of the poem To The Misses that begins with:
I try my best,
To not strike out! ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AABAaXcdc BBBCEecXXX AABAbXa BBBCXbaXaX XaXaXdcaXBBBCEbc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,10,7,10,16,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111 0111 0010111 1111 110111 1010010 11010 1001 1011010 0010 10101 1101 0110001 00010010100 11010 01111 111010 011001 1110101 1111 0111 0010111 1111 11010 10100 101101 0010 10101 1101 0110001 0111110 101010 101101011 001001 10101 011 111101 111011 111101010 111110101 0010110 0110010 101 10101101 0010 10101 1101 0110001 00010010100 110111 101001
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 203
- Average number of words per stanza: 37
- Amount of lines: 51
- Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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 is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of To The Misses;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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