This is an analysis of the poem Releasing And Receiving Gladness that begins with:

I want my words to reach and heal you,
Like yours do that for me....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD eeaae dffcf gcfcX ABCD dhgXhX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,5,5,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101111 111111 1101111101 01111111100 01010111 00101101 110111001 1111 110010111 1110110 110101 11100111001 01010 0111 111110 1100001 1110111 1011 111101 111101111 111111 1101111101 01111111100 111111 10110100 11111111 1111 1011 1010101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; i, you, my are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines you is repeated).

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  • summary of Releasing And Receiving Gladness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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