This is an analysis of the poem Seeking Something Genuine that begins with:

I too have gone through that process.
Believing if things, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abCcbdc ea aea bCdXd Xdbd fdf ceXfXddcdcde fX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,2,3,5,4,3,12,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111111 01001 110111 1011011 1101011010 11100 111010001110 1100110 01010100010 1101110100 11001 101001111 0001001 110111 111100111 0101 00100111101 110101111000100 000100001 01010101010110 10100101 11000110101 0110101 1001101 11101 110110010 01001010111001 1111 010100101 10101101 11000 1100 101 101 10101111 111010100 1 110111101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • 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 three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

  • summary of Seeking Something Genuine;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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