This is an analysis of the poem Convenience that begins with:

Needing!
And again I am from you......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBCDECffXg aBCcbhgXX ededde aBCDECgehX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,9,6,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10 1011101 0101 11010111 11010 1001001 001001111 011001 1001001 010100100 10 1011101 0101 00101 011111001 11101 1000 10010 10101111 11010 11111 11111101 111111 111 101001 10 1011101 0101 11010111 11010 1001001 0010101000 10 10011101010 10100001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 208
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • 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:

    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 what is repeated.

    The author used the same word needing 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 Convenience;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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