This is an analysis of the poem Knowing That It's Going On that begins with:
Behind the wheel I can drive,
With you so close by my side....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXaXa B bXXXc cdXcXdB
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,1,5,7,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0101111 0111111 11001101 110010111 100111 11010101 11101 1101110 1111001 001110 101011 1011100101 0111011001111 10100101 111110111 100111 1110101 11010101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
- Average number of words per stanza: 28
- Amount of lines: 18
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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; that is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Knowing That It's Going On;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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