This is an analysis of the poem I Am Restless that begins with:
I am restless. I am athirst for far-away things.
My soul goes out in a longing to touch the skirt of the dim distance....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XabX XXcba bXbc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1110111011011 11110010010100110 11011011011 1011100111111011111001101 11101100110100011 11101100101001 110101110101 11011011011 101110011111011111011 1110110100011 0010100101011100111001001 11011011011 101110011011110100111101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 277
- Average number of words per stanza: 59
- Amount of lines: 13
- Average number of symbols per line: 63 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 14
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, to, thy, of, in are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, thy are repeated.
The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
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- summary of I Am Restless;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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