This is an analysis of the poem To Deeply Reach that begins with:

The gift and giving of things,
In an exchange to receive and take......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXbXc bXbdb AdXXc aaa XXcdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,3,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111001 010100111 11010001 01001 101001001 1100110 101011 111011 1001000010 1100101 0111001 01111010 10011 1010011010 11100101 001 011101 110100101 10010010101 10010100 10100101001 111010110001 1110100100001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.

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

  • summary of To Deeply Reach;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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