This is an analysis of the poem Didn'T You Welcome It To Visit? that begins with:

When did you close the window?
When did you stop......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbXccA defegbfb ADDghbdh IJAKLJ ADDmdce IJAKLJcmlj ADemdXcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,8,8,6,7,10,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011010 1011 10011101 10101 111011011 1011010 10101 01010111 0010101 1101 1001 001101 1101 010111 101110 0111111 110010101 00100111 01101101 11101011 111011 01011111 110 1110 001111110 11011010 101111 0111001 101110 0111111 110010101 11 101100010 101101 110111000 110 1110 001111110 11011010 101111 0111001 1111010101 101101 101 01 101110 0111111 11001100 010111 1101 110011101 1101011110 1010010101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 216
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 53
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

    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; when, you, it are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words when, you, and are repeated.

    The author used the same word when 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 Didn'T You Welcome It To Visit?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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