This is an analysis of the poem The More I Chose To Notice It that begins with:

People demand to hear me say...
'I am lonely.'...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXBCB BDEFB cdXd AXBCBXBDEFBccb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,4,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010111 11100 011101 0101 11 1001010 10110101 1111000001 1001010 101001 10111101101 011100101 101110100 100111001 10010111 11100 011101 0101 11 1001010 10110101 1111000001 1001010 101001 1101010 101001100 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; with, to are repeated.

    The author used the same word people 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 The More I Chose To Notice It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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