This is an analysis of the poem From Within I Began To Listen that begins with:

Too often had my path,
Been smogged by uncertainty....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXb cXcXb bddXa ccXXcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,5,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 01010100 111101 0110111011 0111 011100 11101011 1111101 1101111 1 11101010101 101 01011 1111010100 101101 111111001 0 11110 011010101 1001101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; i is repeated.

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

  • summary of From Within I Began To Listen;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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