This is an analysis of the poem This Has Not Been A Part Of My Experience that begins with:

You come to me with a desire,
To have me explain......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcd e fgghg iejjXX jkbfX cXXhhg dbkbbbe igaXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,1,5,6,5,6,7,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 110100010 01101 11011111 101001011 101111110 111110111 1 001001111011 1101111001 10101 11011011 1 1101010001 11110101 01001011010 111001 11101 010011001 000101 11011101 1011110 11011111 0010110101 1110101100 0 11001010100 1111110010 1110101 0110101 10111101 0001010111 10011111101 1010100010 11110001 11101010 101001111 010 111001 01101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; to, i, you are repeated.

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

  • summary of This Has Not Been A Part Of My Experience;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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