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

Does one expect...
A peace of mind that takes time to get....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AA BAA CADC XdXd CADC BAAXcBAA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,3,4,4,4,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 010111101 01010 1001 1110111001 11010001111101 011101 0010101 010111011010 110100010101 010101 011111 0010111 11010001111101 011101 0010101 010111011010 01010 1101 010111101 1 01010 1001 1110111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 106
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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, with are repeated.

    The author used the same word and 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 From Whose Perspective;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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