This is an analysis of the poem Never Could I Be That Independent that begins with:

My breath!
Depth of thought with meaning....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDBEF gdEF hFXFcXcdibj bABCDBEF jgXhXbcii
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,4,11,8,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 101010 11111 01 1111010 100101110 1110 100101 01111 100101110 1110 010111001 110 0101111101 110 01001011001 1011101001 111111 011001 1001001 101001111 01011 1110 11 101010 11111 01 1111010 100101110 1110 111111 0111111 01001 11001 01011101111 11111 1011011010 101 01010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 198
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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 poet repeated the same word follow at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Never Could I Be That Independent;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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