This is an analysis of the poem Thoughts Of Yours Have Been Occupants that begins with:

There is only one thing,
You can hold in your hand......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCCDC efGG ABCCDC hhebeh fefGGXABCcDCG
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101011 111011 11011 000100 0100100 1101000 10101010 011001 001001 10 101011 111011 11011 000100 0100100 1101000 1011101 1011 111010 1011 101 101001 0 0100101010 0110101 001001 10 101011 111011 11011 111000100 0100100 1101000 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Thoughts Of Yours Have Been Occupants;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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