This is an analysis of the poem Seeing For A Moment that begins with:

I thought I was growing wings—
it was a cocoon....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX XXX ab cXcc dXbb adX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,3,2,4,4,3,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111010 01001 11100101 000100 01110 1000000111 101010011 1011000101 0100001 01000011100 11010 1001 111010 11000 011 1101 1101 011 01011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 70
  • Average number of words per stanza: 12
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the 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 Seeing For A Moment;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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