This is an analysis of the poem Seeing Something For The First Time that begins with:

I am so grateful,
That your perceptions of who I am......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacdee XfdX efbffff cfXXee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,4,7,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110 110100111 110010111 1100111100 110 11111000 11110101 11111110100 10100 110011110 011110111000 11100 111101111 101110101011 10 1111001101 1110101111010 01111 0111001011 11111 111 11 11 00111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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, you are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

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

  • summary of Seeing Something For The First Time;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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