This is an analysis of the poem It Connects that begins with:

I think your visons are very clear
And panoramic... ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xab Xcdcef faeXcgh hXX XXedagh ifjh ejcX fiebj ifd iX XjigXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,6,7,3,7,4,4,5,3,2,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101101 11010 00100 1110101001010101 101 01010010 1111 00110001011 0010 11100101010 10100101101 101 1111101 10101 001011 110110 110 010 1100101000 110101010 111110 110101011 101 11111 00010101 1101011 1101111 1010011 0111001 111010 1101011 001010 1101 111001 1110 01110101 1110011 001010100100100 00100100001010100 100111 1011 1001 10000 1101100 10011010000100010 011111010010 110100100011111 01011110100111 0110001110101 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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, and, you are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines touching is repeated).

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

  • summary of It Connects;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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