This is an analysis of the poem Traditions And Specifics that begins with:

This journey I began,
Started for me many years ago....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD efef XXcebaghebh abai g aehXh ha ABCD iighihXX eXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,11,4,1,5,2,4,8,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101 101110001 111011100 11101110 1011010 110011 1110101010 111111011101 1110011 110101110101 010010 10101011010 10100101 111 11010101010 1010 1101010 010001 110111101 01001111 1100011 01010101010 111101101 11110010010 11011101 1110110 1101 0101010 00101010001 110110 1001 010101 101110001 111011100 11101110 01 1010001 0110001010 110100010 0101101 110100010 101001101 1111001 11101110 01100000 0101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 46
  • 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:

    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.

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

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

  • summary of Traditions And Specifics;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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