This is an analysis of the poem Which Wish For You Is 'More' Essential? that begins with:

Which wish for you is 'more' essential?
The one you expect me to be? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXaXXXbbXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111010010 01101100 1111 100011010 101111 0101010 01011111 101001 0101111001 111011 100111110101 10101001011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 379
  • Average number of words per stanza: 68
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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  • summary of Which Wish For You Is 'More' Essential?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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