This is an analysis of the poem Is This What It Is That Is Wished? that begins with:

There they stand,
Incensed and prepared to fight....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaaa XaXba cXbd cXada aXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,4,5,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 1110101 1000100010010 1010110010101 1111 10001 0101011 1001011 010111011 1001101 0010101010 110100 01011101001 10011101 101010100 101010 100101001010 011011001000 00100101 11011101 110100100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

  • summary of Is This What It Is That Is Wished?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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