This is an analysis of the poem I Said To The Wanting-Creature Inside Me that begins with:

I said to the wanting-creature inside me:
What is this river you want to cross?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabc Xdb bXec edea XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,4,4,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001010011 100101101 11110010101111 1111001001111110 10110111111110 1011110111010 101111111111 110110111 110110111010 1110 0111010110 011110001110 1110101111 1010100 111111 10101101110 010101 11101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; no, and, there are repeated.

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

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  • summary of I Said To The Wanting-Creature Inside Me;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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