This is an analysis of the poem It Is More Than Highly Probable that begins with:

There is only one person in my sight,
That can live my life from my point of view....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab XcXbX dcXda a Xa bX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,5,1,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010110011 1111101101 1011011 1111110111 1101001010 101011 11100011011 111101 011111110011 11110010001100 00 11101 001110100 00111100 11111 11 11111 1 11111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 96
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word 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.

    The poet repeated the same word that at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of It Is More Than Highly Probable;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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