This is an analysis of the poem 'You'Re Old' that begins with:
I'm through with staging...
My aging....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AABC ACDEF AABCF EGH IJC X KK IJC EGH X KK ACDEF X KK AABCF XXK
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,5,3,3,1,2,3,3,1,2,5,1,2,5,3,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01010 110 01011 011111 01010 0111 0101 0101010 101001 01010 110 01011 011111 10101 1010001 11 1011010100100 01011011 01111 00100110101 111 11 101 01011011 01111 00100110101 1010001 11 1011010100100 111 11 101 01010 0111 0101 0101010 101001 111 11 101 01010 110 01011 011111 10101 111 11
- Amount of stanzas: 17
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 61
- Average number of words per stanza: 11
- Amount of lines: 47
- Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of 'You'Re Old';
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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