This is an analysis of the poem You Are As Old As I 'Is' that begins with:
You're trying to clutch onto time,
Like you are smuggling family heirlooms....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXbcdaXadbeaXeafcefXgg
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 23,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11001101 11110010011 1011101 010111101 01111110001 11101011 1111101 1111101 011010 111011010011 101110111 1111001 110100 11111011 1111111 11101101 1011111110 10111 0 110 1111111 1111111 010010101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 764
- Average number of words per stanza: 139
- Amount of lines: 23
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of You Are As Old As I 'Is';
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar
- Analysis of Do Not Test Me
- Analysis of Those Who Believe They Are Ageless
- Analysis of You'D Be There
