This is an analysis of the poem When Your View Broadens that begins with:

You misunderstand,
With a disconnection from one thing misunderstood....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabXXbbaX bXabbXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11001 0010100111001 11000110101 001010100 1110100010 001101101111 11011110111 110101 00110111010101 110011101011101 01011111110 01010011111 010111001101 1 10110101101 111001100001 01110101001 0010011011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 385
  • Average number of words per stanza: 71
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, you are repeated.

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

  • summary of When Your View Broadens;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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