This is an analysis of the poem Whether That Acceptance Comes Or Not that begins with:

Where am I going?
From here to there, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: A BCBBBXD aXeXf A BCBBBXD egceXXgc Xaffc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,7,5,1,7,8,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110 0101 110010000 101 11111 01 1101000 0110111010 111110 1011 1111001001 0011101 0111111101 11110 0101 110010000 101 11111 01 1101000 0110111010 11111 0101011 001111 01 100101111010 0110100011 1110110 100110110 110 11100110011100 10111000101101 100101 101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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; i is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines qualified is repeated).

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

  • summary of Whether That Acceptance Comes Or Not;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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