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

When I was young my heart and head were light,
And I was gay and feckless as a colt ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcbcX aXXaXXcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1111111101 1111110101 1001010001 1101100101 1101111111 1101110111 01010011001 11110101011 10110101010 11111111011 1111011111 1101010101 1101010100 1101010101 1101010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 326
  • Average number of words per stanza: 64
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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