This is an analysis of the poem It Is What I Don'T See I Seek that begins with:

You say you have been waiting for me,
To express to you genuine love? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab XbbXcd XXX XXcd aaX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,6,3,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101011 001011001 11001110 101 11 1111 11 11111 1 111100101 0101110 00111111 111 110100110101 110101 11111011 01111111011 1101100101 1 1 111010010010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 91
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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.

    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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.

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

  • summary of It Is What I Don'T See I Seek;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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