This is an analysis of the poem Manifesting A Connection Made With Sincerity that begins with:

There were plenty of opportunities,
For us then to communicate....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABAC debda ABAC Bffaa BXXXedX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,4,5,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010010100 11100101 11010101011 11101111111010 10 11111100101 01010000101000 1101 11101111010 1010010100 11100101 11010101011 11101111111010 11111011100 1011110101 1011101000101 100100111001 01001010000010 11111011100 110101001 1101011 1011011101 1 1101000101 00100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 186
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; you is repeated.

    The author used the same word i 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 Manifesting A Connection Made With Sincerity;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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