This is an analysis of the poem Welcome To My Needs that begins with:

Long have I traveled to deny them!
Things I had obtained......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABb C ddXaXd C dddcd C ABdceX e fgdXabbff ChhXgcXCf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,1,6,1,5,1,6,1,9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111100010 11101 10100111 10011 110101101 110111010 010111 1111110 011001 1010101 10011 11011101 1101111001 1101101111 01010010 110101010111 10011 111100010 11101 01011111 01110101001 111010111001 1101101101 1 1011001 110100111100 11011111 010011 1110101 0010001 01100101 111101 00010110100 10011 0010101 01011 0011101 00100100 1010111 10011 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 116
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • 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 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; to is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word welcome 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 Welcome To My Needs;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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