This is an analysis of the poem I Wish You Had Never Come To Exist that begins with:

It's not my heart,
I find broken apart......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabX ccaX DAEFg DHGIciXja dhih DHGIDAEFg adXbXa DAjAjDAjAjaXdhda
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,9,4,9,6,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111 111001 1111101 01101 101111111 1101 111 010101 01 10101 01110100 0010101 01100101 01 1111001 101001 0101010 1001001011101 1 11 1110 1001 011111011 1111101 11111 1111100101 01 1111001 101001 0101010 01 10101 01110100 0010101 0011101 1 11 00100 11111101 0 10101 111 1101001 10 11101111001 10 111 1101001 10 11101111001 10 1111101001 1 111111110 1 111011101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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, you are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word exist at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of I Wish You Had Never Come To Exist;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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