This is an analysis of the poem Hoping With My Fingers Crossed that begins with:

Long after your perception of relevance,
Has gone to leave you......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdeXXXf eXgfXdgaX gX f XX XXedec XXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,2,1,2,6,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010100100 11011 01010011001010101 11001010 010011111101 10100011111 01 1010111101 1000111010 101000 001001101 11010001011 101001 11010011001 001010010010 01100101010100 1011111101 011110101010 111101110100 10111110010001 1 1 11111110001000 1101 110111111 101 1001011010 111001010 1011101101101 11 01001101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of Hoping With My Fingers Crossed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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