This is an analysis of the poem Independent Wishes that begins with:

I stay interested in their lives.
The youth....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdefagehghdibd jfaXeaklmh X e XkXjXllcX mdjj glX incXd XXXnchfdddjjdeded
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,10,1,1,9,4,3,5,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111000011 01 01010100100 11001100 010101101 11111 01010011 01010010 0111111101 11110010 10110 1101010 111001101 111011 10101 101111001 1111101010 110101010101 01101010 10101101011 0101010111001 0010010011010 011011 011101110110 01110001 11101010 11 11 1111 1110101111 01111111 11001 001111000 11100011 011110111 11001101100 0110010111 1 101011 1010100010 01010 11 11011010 110001 1 1001 0101110 1011 1011110 1 1110 11 11101010 110010 11110101 010100101 1001010 1101 1111101 1101 1101000100 11 1111 11 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 180
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 65
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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, their, and, to are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Independent Wishes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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