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

I'll kill my time and dreams, then.
I'll mend my cloak in the dark....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcc bdeffgXg ecfbdgac aXffacg Xhbg XXghcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,8,7,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111111 1111001 11111101 01011101 1101010111 0110 1011110 11 100111110 111 0101011 11011 11011100 11 1111011101 10101 110110101010 100101 1101011010 011 011111010 0010 1100001001001 1111001 010001 10110110110 1111 10111000101 1011111101 11111011 01110101 1111111111 101010101 01001 101001111 010101 1111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 199
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i'll, my are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i'll is repeated.

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

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

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