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

Now I understand!
When to remember me...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 100101 11 1111011 110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 90
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; she is repeated.

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

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

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

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