This is an analysis of the poem Song Of Myself, XLIV that begins with:

It is time to explain myself—let us stand up.
What is known I strip away,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X ab c dX ee fe faXX a dgc ahcb X aaXda ac Xbgh aX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,1,2,2,2,4,1,3,4,1,5,2,4,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001001111111 1011101 1111110100100001 011010101110100101 111101010010110 1110011100100 11111010100 11010111010100 11111101110 111010011010010 011100110011110110 111011111100110011 11010011110101000 1110101000 11110010101111000100 11111100100001 1100110010110100101 1011010111111 11011010011 01111011101111101 1100111111100101 11111111001010 11111111 01100101011 10110011111 10101101011011010 110111010111 111100011011011 01111101101010101 11011100101011010 10010001011 0111010101 110010100 1010010001110100001 11010100010011011 11011101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 53 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, trillions, i, of, with, long, me, to, it are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines variety, lamentation, me are repeated).

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  • summary of Song Of Myself, XLIV;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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