This is an analysis of the poem Alone In The Womb that begins with:

I don't expect anyone to understand my quest.
Too relentless I am driven to explain....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbc daeddeXeXeaf BbaBcac CafCgaaee GDGBGDG BGXBagG
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,12,7,9,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101100010111 10101110001 10101010 0011001 1111011010 10101001 101111111 10111010 1110110111 0111101001001 111011 00110111001 10111100 000111100 0110101 011010111 0101010 11111001 010100101100 0101010 01010111 011011 01011101 011110 00111 00101010 011110 0110101 11010101 010100101101 1100 101001111001 1010111 1010 1010111 010010110001 1010111 1010 1010111 010010110001 1010111 010010110001 0001 1101 1010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 211
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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, i, quest are repeated.

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

    The author used the same words i, this, alone at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines guess is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word guess at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Alone In The Womb;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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