This is an analysis of the poem Now I Can See that begins with:
I use to believe,
Those deluded by fantasy......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaX bcXac ddXecafff dXcce XX dbXf X ggXc X XXe X
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,9,5,2,4,1,4,1,3,1,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11001 10101100 00111110 11111010 111101010 111110110 11110100100 111100110 10110101 10111101 100011001011 110100 11001010010 11111110100100 11 1110011100001 1011 1 000100 11101 10111001010 11111 1 1101000 001111001 110 11011101 001000 101 1 11 11111001 1011101 1100 1 11010101011 01011 11000
- Amount of stanzas: 11
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 89
- Average number of words per stanza: 16
- Amount of lines: 38
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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; no is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word no is repeated.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines no is repeated).
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase no connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Now I Can See;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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