This is an analysis of the poem I Didn'T Want This To Admit that begins with:

I wish I could say I awakened one day,
To 'decide' I would have interest......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCBDEE BbBb XXfX ABCBDEEXfbbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,4,4,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11111101011 0100111100 00100100001 0110111100 11111000101 11001110101 111011010101 011100110 11010001 011100110 0111011 110011010 00100111 0010111010100 11010111 11111101011 0100111100 00100100001 0110111100 11111000101 11001110101 111011010101 110100010 01001001 01111010 11010111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words a, today are repeated.

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

  • summary of I Didn'T Want This To Admit;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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