This is an analysis of the poem Whatever It Is Determined To Be that begins with:

It can only be appreciated for what it is,
As it is existing....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: abcXXbaacXcXXddd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01100010101100 100010 0110001101000 1010110 10100101 1001010 101000010 0111010010 00111010100 1100001000 1110100 1010 0100100 1 1011101 1110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 489
  • Average number of words per stanza: 91
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase is connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Whatever It Is Determined To Be;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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