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

And it was at that age ... Poetry arrived
in search of me. I don't know, I don't know where...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdefaeggdfh XhgaXghicdbfXiXgXdfgaagf ijaXjefga
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,24,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111110001 01011111111 0100101010 111111 110110101 1110 10011110 001001 0100010 0110010 101001 1110101 1011 101110111 111 01 1101 11010011 1010101 111111 0100 110 1110111 101101 10 110 0111110 110011 010 1000 110 10 1000110 111010 10 01010110 01010101 1110010010 100110 1 10100 100 111011 0001 11001 1111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 351
  • Average number of words per stanza: 64
  • Amount of lines: 46
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (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; know, i, my are repeated.

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

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

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