This is an analysis of the poem If You Suggest It that begins with:
I did not realize,
The depths of my being alone....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xabcdeeff XX df XgfbcX X gdbaXaeX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,2,2,6,1,8,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101101 01011001 11010011 0111010111 10010111 111010100 10111 1 011011 110 011011 111 101011101 1 01001 111111 0110110 0010001 110000 0110 111 11111 11101000101 10 1 11110010010 11011 01011
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 108
- Average number of words per stanza: 22
- Amount of lines: 28
- Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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; my is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of If You Suggest It;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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