This is an analysis of the poem Why Would I Seek Limits? that begins with:

I'm a mammal not to be seen on a mantel like a candle,
With a flicker to blow out....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcDEXeFgEFgbXB FgEFgBXABcDEFgBb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010100110101010 0010011 1 1011001 00101 1101010 1110101 11 1 111110 11 1 1100100011101 1 1100100011101 11 1 111110 11 1 1100100011101 0010100110101010 0010011 1 1011001 00101 11 1 1100100011101 111011100101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 245
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; to is repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word restrict at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Why Would I Seek Limits?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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