This is an analysis of the poem Up From Nowhere that begins with:

When the Sun came,
I felt the warmth......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXXbX cde Xbb Afgdb hXfXhice d AbXgdicb eefaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,3,3,5,8,1,8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011 1101 10011 110000110 0101011 111011101 01001111 100101110 111110100101 110111101 10101110 1011 11001011011 0100101111 11011 1100110001 1101 0101 01000101100111 111 10100100111 11001011010 1110100100001 11011111 010010 1011 101101110010 11110 0001 1010001011 10010 1101011 011 111010 01011100 1001101 1010011 0111 011
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 145
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; my, it, i, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words it, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of Up From Nowhere;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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