This is an analysis of the poem Knowing My Consciousness Is Being Address that begins with:

What has been the affect of my blessings?
I suppose it is the peace of mind I find....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbXXb cacXdbdacXX AceXbXae ff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,11,8,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100010110 10100010111 1100100011 11001011100100 10101010 1010111011 0101001100 110100101101 1111001101 00101110100 01001 1100100010001 01010111001111 1000101010 0100000011000 101 1100010110 10110001011 101011110010 10111010010 1011101010111010 10111010011 01000 100101101111010 110001 00100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 254
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of Knowing My Consciousness Is Being Address;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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