This is an analysis of the poem However... that begins with:

Physically?
I can deliver the 'image'....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaBXccDEfgHIHJDD XaXaBXccDEfgHIHJDD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,18,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1000 110100100 100 111110 1001000 101 1 0110 0101 100 0 101011000 101001 10011 11101 111010 001010 110 1000 110100100 100 111110 1001000 101 1 0110 0101 100 0 101011000 101001 10011 11101 111010 001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 324
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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 However...;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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