This is an analysis of the poem A Journey To Experience that begins with:

Some may refuse those blessings they get.
With wishes they received them, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXX BCde facc BCgdga Xeddg BCbhXhfXa g a X gijgcid jgkX dcbgkdg ijfXXag
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,4,6,5,9,1,1,1,7,4,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111011 0101010 100101010 101101 001000100 11010111 0100101101 0101101 01010100 010011010111 1111010111 101101 001000100 10110011010 10110001001 011001101 11101101 1111101000 010101 010111 111101 100101011 101101 001000100 110000001100 11001001 1010111 01010101 001011101 0110101 1010111011 101010010110 11111 110010100110 01110110010 11010111111 00010010 1010101100101 11110 1110111 00101000011101 1110 1011110 11010010110 11110111100 1101 100001010101 0010001010 010101010 111011111 1100100010 01010 111 1100 11 10011001 110010 00
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 58
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase it connects the lines.

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

  • summary of A Journey To Experience;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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