This is an analysis of the poem Content I Missed that begins with:

When I first saw you,
I knew my search was over....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabcdacdb eXffdd ebfbfcc eedXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,6,7,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 1111110 11011 010001 10110 01010 1011 000101 10110101 01 11111 001011101 1101 11001 10110100 01 111001101 10111101 0010001011 11100101 1101100010 1010 01 111011001 0101110010 100101 110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • 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 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; my, to are repeated.

    The author used the same word today 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 Content I Missed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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