This is an analysis of the poem This Universe Is Yours that begins with:

Nourish me with ALL that You have,
And ALL that I deserve....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcXbX adXa defd gff gehiffe ahjXbicj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,4,4,3,7,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101111 111101 110101010 101 11000 00110 01001 11111 0100010 10100001011 1111 101 010101010 010101 101101010 1011111 01101111 101110011 010101 11011111 1111 110 1011001 1111 1110100 101011101 110111001 01110011010 1111 11110 00101 010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; i is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word nothing at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of This Universe Is Yours;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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