This is an analysis of the poem A Song for Myself that begins with:

I judge
My soul...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbbcded cdfdeegX hdidjckc gehehjgj edbdecdc ggXgedXd ehehXldl gmnmdhdh dopogbob qcncdnen Xcdckkhk dkdkginnqcecddcd dgdgjdgd ahchkXXg gdrdcXhs mgdgneee nXfeebdb cgrggjcj sqgqXgdg prjrsckc cqXqgcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,16,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 11 10 11 01 01 11 01 01 01 01 11 11 11 01 110 11 01 11 11 11 01 01 10 10 01 11 01 01 01 11 11 10 01 010 11 10 01 11 11 11 01 10 01 11 01 10 10 11 01 11 11 010 11 11 11 10 11 01 01 11 01 01 11 01 11 10 01 11 01 11 11 01 01 11 01 11 01 11 01 11 11 11 11 01 11 11 01 11 01 01 11 11 11 01 01 11 10 01 11 01 11 11 01 11 01 01 01 01 01 01 11 01 01 10 01 01 110 01 01 10 10 11 01 10 10 11 01 11 01 01 01 11 01 11 11 01 10 01 01 01 11 11 01 11 11 01 11 11 11 11 11 01 01 110 11 011 01 10 11 110 11 01 11 11 11 01 01 11 11 01 11 01 11 10 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 2813
  • Average number of words per stanza: 317
  • Amount of lines: 196
  • Average number of symbols per line: 13 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 2
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of A Song for Myself;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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