This is an analysis of the poem My Connection Being Human that begins with:

Sometimes I leave them left wet,
My eyes......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABc ABadXa ABcXDEDEDEAB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,6,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111011 11 01101101 0111011 11 00101010001001 11010101 00 01 0111011 11 01 101 10101010 1001 10101010 1001 10101010 1001 0111011 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 157
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 is repeated.

    The author used the same word sometimes 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 My Connection Being Human;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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