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

Nobody knows what I feel about Freddy
I cannot make anyone understand...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbccddXecXccXcffghaheeXdagXgXece
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 34,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111110110 1101100101 1111111000 111101 11111100101101 01111011111111 111011111 001111110101 11101101010 10111001 10011111 101110 1011110110101 1 1111011101011 011 1111101011 11101111 1111110111 1011111 11001110110 10111 11011111101011 111001001111110101 1111111100 001011110101 1110101110 10101001001 1101110000 101111 1000010 10001 11110110 10111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1266
  • Average number of words per stanza: 254
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, love, him, we are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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