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

It takes desire.
And those who inspire that....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDEFEGE bXXhf fbhc iffiebX ABCDEFEGEgXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,5,4,7,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010 111011 101010010 101101 0100 11010010 10101010 010101 0001010 0101010 0111101 1100011010010 010101101 01101010001 010100100 1 11011 101010 10100101101 11111111100 10101010 1001 1001 0111010 1100010010 01010 111011 101010010 101101 0100 11010010 10101010 010101 0001010 1010101 011101 01010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 208
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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 is repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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