This is an analysis of the poem When I Am Articled that begins with:

When I am articled
The Law decrees ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaabbbcdXdXecebdXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111100 0101 110111 0101 1100110 111 111111 1111 10010 10111 0100010 011 111101 1111 110100 0111 110101 1101 0100010 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 439
  • Average number of words per stanza: 80
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, i are repeated.

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

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  • summary of When I Am Articled;
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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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