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.

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

  • summary of I Am Restless;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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