This is an analysis of the poem Seek Me Much Deeper People that begins with:

You've got to seek Me,
Within yourselves......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcdECF AGdHFHB bbij ibbbbX AGdHFHB ABcdECF XHI bBA HIBAd ABcdECF AGdHFHB X gfjej XgX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,4,6,7,7,3,3,5,7,7,1,5,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011 0110 1 10 011100 1101 10101 11011 110 10 011001 010011 1111 00111 1101011101 001010101 101001101 00010 110101 1111 000100110 01010 101101 11100110101 11011 110 10 011001 010011 1111 00111 11011 0110 1 10 011100 1101 10101 110 1111101 011101001 1010100 0010011 111 1111101 011101001 0010011 111 10 11011 0110 1 10 011100 1101 10101 11011 110 10 011001 010011 1111 00111 100111101111 110 01010 0110 110011 0010 1 110101110 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 112
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 72
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • 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; to is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words with, the are repeated.

    The author used the same word you've 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 Seek Me Much Deeper People;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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