This is an analysis of the poem What I'Ve Come To Prioritize that begins with:

I have had possessions,
To treasure and collect......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcbbddaccadeabbedX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010 010101 10010001 01110001 111010001 110001001 111110011 01010011110101 00101111100101 0010110011010 1 001001110010 1110101001001 111001010100 0010001001 11101010011100 101 010011010110 1011101001 01110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 728
  • Average number of words per stanza: 134
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; to, my are repeated.

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

  • summary of What I'Ve Come To Prioritize;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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