This is an analysis of the poem Needy Independentness that begins with:

I desire to be called many things,
For several reasons....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABAcDX AAba be FbXgX eGGBa AXAXXFXbb GGB ABAcDX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,4,2,5,5,9,3,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010001101 110010 1111011 111010111 010 111 001010000 1010001101 110010 111101 0100010 11101 11 1101010100 1011101 1111010010 110110010100 0100010110 1101010101101 1101 110100101 10111111 1011101011111 1010001101 001010000 111010111 1010011 001010000 1101010100 001010000 11110101 110100111 1101 110100101 10111111 110010 1111011 111010111 010 111 001010000
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 153
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i 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 Needy Independentness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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