I by Rabindranath Tagore: poem analysis

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

I wonder if I know him
In whose speech is my voice,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXccXdedfXaggdXcabcfehcXcgbfhXfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 33,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100111 011011 01100110 110011 11000011 01110 11111011 0111110 111 11111101 10011011 11001011111 0011101010 0101111 10100101 1111 01010100111 1011111 010100111 1010 11010101 0010010 0010010 0011101 1111 1011011101 11110011 010111 001101001001 0101101 101 01111111 01110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 986
  • Average number of words per stanza: 193
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; whose, in, my are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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