This is an analysis of the poem Whether Who Sees It, Believes It Or Not that begins with:

There are those who accept life,
Only from their perception....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabbXc dXXacb XeXXe fXdc cbbdbafbXced
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,5,4,12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111011 1001010 1000101111 0101101 101010 1011 101101 1011010010 10101010010 100010 1010101 0101 10010111 1101 010111101001 1101010 0100010101 01011001 0010111000 1 1110110 11111011100 1101100100 0101010100101 10110101000 11010101 11011011 1101 1011001011 100100100 01001111110010 1101111111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 185
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; some, and, it are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word they is repeated.

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

  • summary of Whether Who Sees It, Believes It 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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