This is an analysis of the poem Always that begins with:
I am not jealous
of what came before me. ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xa bXXXXbaX XXbaXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,8,6,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11110 011011 1001 1110 100101011 1001010111111 11010 1011 1110011 00010101 101 01111011 1111001 11110111 0111 0111
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
- Average number of words per stanza: 28
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; come, men, your, to are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words come, we are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Always;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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