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

I remember a party, he remarked. Her underwear
signified the grueling rehearsal. Infectious....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXX acbX cX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100101010101 1010100010010 1101101110 01000010111010 1010010111111 111111010 11111101101 001011010101 11110101111 0101010010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 160
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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