This is an analysis of the poem It Takes More Than Just Wishes that begins with:

Anyone who has ever made attempts,
To experience flying higher......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaabcd efaefde cbXebc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1001110101 001001010 1010110111 01110010 0100011 100111110 0100111 011010011010 1001010111 0101000100111 001001101 01011001110 011001 010001011001 0111110 010001 010100101 001000010 1100101101 110100001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 241
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 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 Takes More Than Just Wishes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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