This is an analysis of the poem Navigating that begins with:

The worse thing about stumbling,
Is trying to make it not appear...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXb XcXdcc ceXeecd XcXXdd cccXeb XcacdX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,6,7,6,6,6,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01101100 010010101 101 11100100 0111 101 0111101 10110 0101 1010111 1001 00101 01101 110101 10100011 100110110 1111 11011 101 0110010 0101 1001101 10010001 0101011 0101011 1001 01110 01001 101101 11110101 010 100010 010101 10111101000 1000011011000100101101110010010101011010111010010010011010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 156
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Navigating;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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