This is an analysis of the poem What Is Wished that begins with:

A standard of life,
And the wish to keep this protected......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDD AeCFC X c XX ABCDD CCDX C X cb CCDX C X ABCDDXAeCFC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,1,1,2,5,4,1,1,2,4,1,1,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001 101010010 10010101 010101 0011 101001 1 01010101 01100010 1100000111 111011 100111011 11110 1101101 01001 101010010 10010101 010101 0011 111010 101001 10101010001 101 1001111011 110010 10010111 110001010 111010 101001 10101010001 101 1001111011 110010 01001 101010010 10010101 010101 0011 101001 1 01010101 01100010 1100000111
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 82
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; it is repeated.

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

  • summary of What Is Wished;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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