This is an analysis of the poem Kingdom Wishes that begins with:

The cloak begins to slip off their backs.
No stepping aside or stepping to avoid, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacacd de dbffXga bhaab dXX dXfad geXegbX fefaXgdhdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,2,7,5,3,5,7,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101111 11001110001 01 01011 10110 110001 11101011010 110111011 001001000101 101010001 1101 110111011 00101011 111 1010011100 011100 1111000101 11 011101 10101101 1100101 11011011111 111010010010 010100010100 110011100 1101 01 111001 01110 1101 11011001 0100 0101 11011110 101011100110 0011000 1 111011110010 110010100111 11010 10111010 1101010 10010 10011011 1010011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

    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; and is repeated.

    The author used the same words they, and 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 Kingdom Wishes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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