This is an analysis of the poem I Am Here To Stretch, Grow And Bloom! that begins with:

I do not walk in your shadow.
Or idolize your humanness....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaabacbcaXXXabcaXccXcbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 23,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110111 11011100 111111101 01110101 11001110 10010011 11011001111 01111101 1011111 111101 101111 1110001101 0101 10101101 010001101 1000010100 111101 011010010 0101001 11101111 110110101 1110010111 011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 735
  • Average number of words per stanza: 143
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; your, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of I Am Here To Stretch, Grow And Bloom!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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