This is an analysis of the poem The World that begins with:

I wanted so ably
to reassure you, I wanted...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xab cXd bea XfcceX fbX gda dcX aXa fXc eeg abaahaXfhha
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,6,3,3,3,3,3,3,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110110 01011110 0111001 010111 1110010 1111110 01001 011001 00111 011 01111 10101 10111 101111 101011000 10011 11101 10111 1110 01111 1101 11110 1010110 01011 1110010 1001100 101111 11111 101111 00101111 110100 1110 1011110 1011 10111 11110 111101 1111110 1110 1011 00110 101010 001
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 80
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines is is repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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