This is an analysis of the poem I Ask You that begins with:

What scene would I want to be enveloped in
more than this one,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabacde fegcaf befXc XXaXbgdX haXddechg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,5,8,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111000100 1101 110101101010 10110100 1100101 010110 01101011 011101 0111010111 1100010 10100111 110010111 11010100100001 101010 1010111 11001110110101 10101010101 011101 1011 0110001010 011010001110 101001101 001101 1011110 101001 110001100 1011 0110111110 001110111011 111 11011 1101001 111110010 1010101 1010101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 223
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • 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 punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of I Ask You;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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