This is an analysis of the poem It Is With The Higher Self that begins with:

It is the higher 'self',
We should all attempt to reach and achieve....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXaX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 000101 1110101101 000101 111101 00111001111 11010111 101 000101 11011010 10000101 1101011000
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

  • summary of It Is With The Higher Self;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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