This is an analysis of the poem Wishing For More Of It To Define As It Sits that begins with:

My point of view,
And how that is expressed....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXb aaXa XXcdXcbdca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 111001 1111 10100110 1101110101 10111010 011010 010001010 11111 111010 111110100 110010010101 101111100 1111001 11101011101 1101100001101 01001000110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; as, it are repeated.

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  • summary of Wishing For More Of It To Define As It Sits;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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