This is an analysis of the poem Wishing It To Be Validated that begins with:

If it has been shown and to you known,
That I have been irritated......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccabc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001011011 11101010 11100101 11110010 00100111010 11100001000 0100010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 241
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Wishing It To Be Validated;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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