This is an analysis of the poem Those Hugging Touches I Thought Luscious that begins with:

I don't get lonely,
But sometimes I wish for company....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAABCD AAABCD EFFC EFFC FFC FFC FCXFc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,4,4,3,3,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110 101111100 11110 101100101 01 10101001 11110 101111100 11110 101100101 01 10101001 0011 110111 110101110 1000 0011 110111 110101110 1000 111101110111 110101110 1000 111101110111 110101110 1000 110101110 1000 110101110 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 106
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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 author used the same words i, it's, those at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same words hug, it at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Those Hugging Touches I Thought Luscious;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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