This is an analysis of the poem The Rising Of My Purpose that begins with:

Forget each and every one,
Of your analystic tricks....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCAXD cbcbeXe CCFa ABCAXDbXCCF
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,4,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01111001 0110001 101111 1101110 111100 01 11010001 101 1010001 11110 1111010011 011010 00 111101 111010011001 01100 11 01111001 0110001 101111 1101110 111100 01 110 111101 111010011001 01100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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; your is repeated.

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

  • summary of The Rising Of My Purpose;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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