This is an analysis of the poem Separate From My Needs that begins with:

The more I have known,
What it is to keep wished......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaabXcX bXXc cXac cXXaca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,4,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01111 100011 110000101 1111001 011101010 01110101 00101011 1101101 0011111010 0011011000 1110101 1111000101 01001 11110001 010001011001 1101110110 011110101 1111110110 1010001 110101010101 10010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, my, i are 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 Separate From My Needs;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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