This is an analysis of the poem Holding On With Wishes To Experience This that begins with:

Altrhough...
They're slipping with a gripping, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabX XbacC DCCA DCEB CCC CCC DCCA DCEB CCCXcCC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,4,4,3,3,4,4,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10 1100010 001001 011000101000 1 101110001000 10111010 001001 0010111001001 010001 11001 1010001 10101010 010001 11001 1010101 001001 101010001000 1001 0010111001001 101010001000 1001 0010111001001 010001 11001 1010001 10101010 010001 11001 1010101 001001 101010001000 1001 0010111001001 1111010010001000 1001 0010111001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 114
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

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

  • summary of Holding On With Wishes To Experience This;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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