This is an analysis of the poem The Visit that begins with:
It's not that I want everything for nothing.
I just want a part of you, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXcdefdfX fgfXfbX dfceX Xafb XgXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,7,5,4,5,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01111101110 1110101 110 110110111 1111001 1011011111101 0111010 1110111 111101 111001 110101101100 0110 1111101101011 11110100110101 1110 11110101 011101101011010 11 11100 111101111 111101011 01111 110101010111 101110010 1001 11010111 111100101110 10101 110 0010 1111101110001010
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 200
- Average number of words per stanza: 39
- Amount of lines: 31
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, that are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Visit;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar
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- Analysis of You Feel A Sense Of Worthlessness
