This is an analysis of the poem Meant To Intend that begins with:

What is heard to hear,
Too clear and often......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcadefgh bcfXiiXXXe X fe dfX XhdegbheJ efX dbddbXi dX DIbfJcghefa X X aXXDIafhe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,10,1,2,3,9,3,7,2,11,1,1,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101 11110 11101 101011101 1000101001 01011010 1100101 11000 010100 111101101 0101 111100101 101101 100101100 00101010 1010001 1101110 10110011100 10010001001 1111010 111 00100111010 111101 11101101 010011 10 1101 1 111010110000 010101101011 010110 1110011 101 01010001010 111011011010 100101 10001001 1001 01010 1011110 11 1001110101 0101000000 10010 111011 1010011010101 110 11101000 1100111100 10111 01010001010 11 1110010 101010111110 1011 11101011 10011111 1110110010100 110101011 101 11010110011 110 11101000 1100011 1111 1111010011 011
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 139
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 67
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; to, you, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase empathy connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Meant To Intend;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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