This is an analysis of the poem I Do Not Hunger For Your Unhappiness that begins with:

My hands can gently hold.
Also ball into fists....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccd acbXbceXdc fbfecccXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,10,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 101001 101011101 1011101001 011 111010 11001 11010100 1111 11111 1010101 111 011 101101 0100 101101 11011100 111 1110 1101 1101 1101 11110 110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; to, i are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word my at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of I Do Not Hunger For Your Unhappiness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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