This is an analysis of the poem Longing that begins with:
WHAT pulls at my heart so?
What tells me to roam?...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: X ab ac dX d e fa fg bd b h gh gh bX X X gg gX hc h g db X c ebXe
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,1,1,2,1,1,4,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111111 11101 111111 01011 110110 01101 111110 11101 01001 001011 110010 11011 111110 01011 110011 11001 110110 11111 0011010 01011 110110 11011 1010110 110010 011100 101101 010110 11001 111010 101111 110110 01111 111010 01001 1010011 111110 111010 11101 111011 01111
- Amount of stanzas: 26
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 37
- Average number of words per stanza: 7
- Amount of lines: 40
- 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:
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; what, me are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words what, i are repeated.
The author used the same word what 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 Longing;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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