This is an analysis of the poem What I Actually Meant To Say that begins with:
This is what I am saying...
From my lips to your ears....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcXdefdcdXe Xdedafghc ddc X cb X hgX eXXbd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,9,3,1,2,1,3,5,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0011110 011011 1010111010 010001100100 0110101010101 1111100110010 1010101001011 101001011010 1010101 1101010010001 101110011011 1110101110010 110 111101010 11110111 1010011001010 1110010010 010010111010101 1111000101 11111 011011100111 111110101101010 11110111001101101 11010101011101 1110101 01 111 1111 1 1110011101 1101111 1101011100010 001001111001 110110 110110100111
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 145
- Average number of words per stanza: 28
- Amount of lines: 35
- Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, my, fellow, and are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of What I Actually Meant To Say;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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