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

Because I was a woman lone
And had of friends so few,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd ebebdada dadafcfc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110101 110111 11110111 110111 01010001 110101 11010101 1001 11001111 110011 10010111 110111 11000111 101011 11110111 1101 11010001 110101 11110111 111110 01001101 011101 11100100 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 412
  • Average number of words per stanza: 71
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word my is repeated.

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

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

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