This is an analysis of the poem For My Poems, Written So Early that begins with:

For my poems, written so early
That I didn't even know I was a poet,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXa baXb bcbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010110 111010111010 1110010 11010 1111010 000101001101 111001111 110110 1001011 1111010 11101101 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of For My Poems, Written So Early;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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