This is an analysis of the poem What It Was You Wanted that begins with:
I wish you knew,
What it was you wanted....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABXcdX ABdXbdXbcb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,10,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 1111 101110 0010011 101010 110111 1111011 1111 101110 1101010001 110111 01111 11010001 1111101110 11111 111001
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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.
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 i is repeated.
The author used the same word i 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 What It Was You Wanted;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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