This is an analysis of the poem My Younger Self And My Older Self that begins with:

My younger self, ego,
Tells me that I can be happy ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabbcXcXaXcX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110110 11111010 110101000101 1101101010 11110111 110100000 001101 10010 100100 11110101011 01011 01011 010100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 195
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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  • summary of My Younger Self And My Older Self;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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