This is an analysis of the poem I Wonder Where You Are that begins with:

Often we are not apart,
And needing....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD AAC CEea XXcf AAC ABCD CEceXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,4,4,3,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101 110 01111 1010001 111010110 01101 11101 110111 1111101 1111 111111 111100 101011101 11111 0110111010 111010110 01101 11101 1011101 110 01111 1010001 110111 1111101 111 11 111111 110111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 97
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

    The author used the same word i 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 Wonder Where You Are;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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