This is an analysis of the poem Unrecorded that begins with:

I like to think of the many words
The Master in his early days ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbaacc debbdd fgfXdXfdd hgghgXggii aXjeajXdg gklgkgmml miggdimenn
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,9,10,9,9,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 110100101 01000101 1110000100 11100111 10111111 110101101 0101 11110101 11011101 010110100 11110101 0010010001 10011101 10010101 11011101 001001 100010101 10110101110 111001101 10010110 10010101 10010101 10011110 101010111 00111 0010101001 010110111 111011101 11101110010 1111010101 1111100100 10110111 01000100 0110011111 1011001010 11100111 01000100 001011101 1000111001 11011011100 111101100 00101 01110101 0101 11011101 01011101 011110101 11100101 01011101 110010101 01010111 11000101 1011 01001001111 101001101001 100111110 001010101 100101011 100100100 1100100101 10101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 306
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 61
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, all are repeated.

    The author used the same word if at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Unrecorded;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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