This is an analysis of the poem This Nakedness You Witness that begins with:

Don't think for one moment,
I wish to follow in your footsteps....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbc Xdeffg XaaX hfhaddXheg bXacXde fXee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,4,10,7,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110 110100111 1111010 010011010 1111011 01011001011 011101011 1111 11001111 111 1100011101 10 10 100100101 1110101111 001101011 111111 1101000101 11 1101 11111001 11011 10101100 1110111010 0100110 010110 010111 11101 0111000 11111 101111 101101010 1111011 0011100100 11000001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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, my, it are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word to is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines it is repeated).

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

  • summary of This Nakedness You Witness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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