This is an analysis of the poem Sensations that begins with:

I am always 'here'...
Like the consciousness, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XABBCACD EXFac XeXgX hbieXeiihi XABBCdACDc EXFcaigbjaXjjh Xb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,5,5,10,10,14,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110 10100 10101 00101 1111 001110 11011 101111 11111 0111011 01111110 0010001001 010011011001 1110010 111001 11110111 111110 10100 1110001 111001 1110111 101110 10111 011110 11011101 11 010110 10111 111110 10100 10101 00101 1111 1101011 001110 11011 101111 111111101 11111 0111011 01111110 00100010 011 1101001011 011010 011101001 001111 10010110 101011 00111 101001 00111 111110 011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 201
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 54
  • 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; to, i, here, that are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word i 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 Sensations;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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