This is an analysis of the poem A Request To Wish It that begins with:

Some days I am driven,
To an unexpected love craze....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdabefafefgc hfiifXjhXaXg kXX jiXbdadf cX ckaXi X diiX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,12,3,8,2,5,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110 01101011 10010101 11 010101 100101 11010101 110101111 1010101 010100011 0111 111011101 1001100 1010101 11101001 10111001 110100101 1101 00110101 01101010 11 1101101 100001 011001 110010 1110110100 11011011 1111 10111100 11 110 1010101 10110100 1 011 1101 010 11 10 001 0100101 1101010 0010101 0010110011 101 1 111 011001 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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

  • summary of A Request To Wish It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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