This is an analysis of the poem Could You Imagine It? that begins with:

Would I or could I be supportive,
Of a child of mine blinded by sex......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdeffeega X gbeHH X gddXi X iXch XXhidHH
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,1,5,1,5,1,4,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110010 001011011 110011 01101001 10110 0010000110 1001001100 111 0011010111 1 111110010 1101 1111101 10101 111 11101011 00111011100 1101001 1 1111101011 10010101011 01011010 110111010 110101101 01010111011 011111010101010 11010011110101 0010100100100001 11110101 101111 1110101110010 101011 11101011 00111011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

  • summary of Could You Imagine It?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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