This is an analysis of the poem From Birth that begins with:

From birth,
All should begin to bloom in directions......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDCEDFCGHI fbXfff hjhhgbbX jcahjfXh ABCDCEDFCGHI dcjfXhcbhcXACAACCACAACACAACFACAACAFAC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,6,8,8,12,37,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01 1101010010 111010 1111101 010101101 111001 01111 0101001010 10101 010111111 10001 0101010 1111101001 100010110 111001 1010010111101 01010100001 10110100010001 1001000101011 10010101001 01011001 11010111011 1011011101 001 1111101110010 1111 010101 01011011010 11 1101001010101 11010101010 00111001101001 110100101 0101110101 01 1101010010 111010 1111101 010101101 111001 01111 0101001010 10101 010111111 10001 0101010 11100101111 1000111 10101001011 010100111 110100010100 101001101010 00101001010 001001001001 00101101 011010011 01 10010 1001 01 100101 1111001 01 10010 1001 01 1111001 01 10010 1001 01 100101 111100101 01 10010 1001 01 1111001 01 111100101 01 1111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 354
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 82
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; to, they, there are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word there is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase flaws connects the lines.

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

  • summary of From Birth;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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