This is an analysis of the poem With A Need To Express Me More that begins with:

If a fly can be what it is...
And has been what it is for years....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aab cacab deeeXeaedX fefee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,10,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00110100 11010010 0111001 0010101 101011111 1001 1101 1001010 011100111 01010010101 101001 111 01 001 1111001001 1110001 1110011 00100111 1 0111111 0111101 1101001 1011111000
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

    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; it, i, be are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word if at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of With A Need To Express Me More;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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