This is an analysis of the poem Loving Is A Wish that begins with:

Sometimes,
I don't know what it is I am feeling....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBACDAEEEF aegXXaaXXhca aBACDAEEEFgihX ce Xd ja bf ij aBACDc X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,12,14,2,2,2,2,2,6,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01 1111001110 1110101 110101 01101001 011010111 101101010100101 11001 10010111 1011011111 110111111 11001100100 1100100010001 0110001011000010 1100010000101110 0100111 010010100101 110100110001010 101001011001 001001110101 0010101001 111011 01 1111001110 1110101 110101 01101001 011010111 101101010100101 11001 10010111 1011011111 11 10010101 10110101101 1011010 011111 010101101 1 111 110 11111100 110010 11111110101 011 10 01 1111001110 1110101 110101 01101001 111110110 111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 53
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; i, to, it, of are repeated.

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

  • summary of Loving Is A Wish;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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