This is an analysis of the poem Enhance Me that begins with:

Enhance me,
With understanding....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXXXbb XbcbbbbX aaAddXcXAac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,8,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011 01010 11111 1110101011 10011010 111101010010 11111 1101011 1111011 11101001 1101100100 010100 111001 010 110010110101 01 011 001101010 110100010 00010111 101000101 0111001001 011 1110 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 225
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

    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; to is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, enhance are repeated.

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

  • summary of Enhance Me;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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