This is an analysis of the poem Aspiration that begins with:

How should I be the master of my ways
When every nerve is vibrant to the sweep ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdeXeXff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 1110010011 11001010001 0111010011 11011111001 1111100101 11001100101 11001010101 0111110001 1111010101 01010101010 1001001101 1101010101 11010100101 0101111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 618
  • Average number of words per stanza: 117
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, of are repeated.

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

  • summary of Aspiration;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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