This is an analysis of the poem There Is An Absence Of Emptiness that begins with:

I am here.
To come to You, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abca cdcX ecee Xdbe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 0101 1000110 1001 010111001 1011 101100100 101 11 100100 0100101 0010101 101010110 1110011 0001 10111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 93
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of There Is An Absence Of Emptiness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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