This is an analysis of the poem What One Creates that begins with:

Not one to inspect,
Over another's collection....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXc deefe gdad XXdggddh abcda hgabaeb XXiadfia eaXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,4,8,5,7,8,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001 10010010 01101 0011010 11010101 0011001 1010010010 11001 110101 110010 0111 11111 1101001 11101 101 1110101011 110011 001 01101101 00100 010100101 10010110 01010101 1111010101 1101 1111000101 011 111001 01111 11101 00101010001 1010100111 0010101 110011 0010 0011001 0010101 1010100110 1101 0111 111011 110101 1011001101 010110 001010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 157
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • 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.

    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 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 One Creates;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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