This is an analysis of the poem A Retrospective Review that begins with:
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Oh, when I was a tiny boy, ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: a aABAAB X bbcddc X bbXcXX X eeaffa a bbgddg a hheXbe X iigjjg X iiacca X kkaeea X aXbggb a iilbbl X eekiik X jjkbbk X bbkjjk X mmkffk X nnXggX XXaABAAB
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,8,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1 11110101 11110101 110111 11011011 11011011 010101 1 01110101 01001111 010101 11110111 11010111 110101 1 11011111 11110101 010101 11011101 01010100 110001 1 11111101 11010101 110001 1101001001 01111011 010111 1 11110111 11110111 111101 11011101 11010001 110001 1 11110101 11010011 011011 110001100 11011111 110111 1 11010111 11001101 111101 11010111 11110101 111101 1 01011111 11110101 011111 10101111 010011101 111101 1 11111101 11111111 110111 11111101 11011101 110101 1 11011101 01010101 1100111 01011111 01010111 010111 1 11010101 01011101 111101 11010101 10110101 010101 1 11111101 110111111 111111 010101111 110110111 011101 1 11010111 11010101 1111001 11011001 01011101 110001 1 0010010101 01010111 111111 01011111 01111111 010111 1 0110101 01010111 101101 11111111 11010101 010101 1 111100101 01010101 010111 01011111 01011101 110001 1 11110101 11110101 110111 11011011 11011011 010101
- Amount of stanzas: 34
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 100
- Average number of words per stanza: 19
- Amount of lines: 135
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my, so, that are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words my, as, the are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of A Retrospective Review;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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