This is an analysis of the poem Whatever It Is that begins with:
Whatever It is that I am thanking...
And however It knows what It does....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABCDB bXeXe ABCDBXbb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1100011110 111001101 111001011010 10101011111 10101 11000101101 1011001011111 110000110100 0111100 1010101 1100011110 111001101 111001011010 10101011111 10101 100111000 1100100111
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 161
- Average number of words per stanza: 31
- Amount of lines: 17
- Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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; it, my, grateful are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word grateful is repeated.
The author used the same word whatever 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 Whatever It Is;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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