This is an analysis of the poem Looking Forward that begins with:

How busily those little fingers soft
That within mine own are clasped so oft...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccdd eeffbbgg bbaacdbb ddeebbhh iiddggjj bbbbkkff ffhhffii aallhhff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100110101 101111111 100101101 010111111 11111110010 1101001010 110101101 11001101001 101011111 111101111 111110101 001010101 0100100101 1110110101 110011111 101010100 001111101 11110101 110100101 001011011 1011101010 111111101 0110101111 100101101 111011111 111011111 100100111 111110101 1001001011 110110111 1111100101 1111101111 0010101101 1110101101 010100101 011101001 11100101101 010100111 1100110101 1010100101 111011111 0010100101 0110111101 1110110111 110111111 110111101 10111111001 1111101111 101100101 010011111 100101101 110111101 1101111011 110010101 101100101 0111001011 0110100101 1111001101 1110101101 110111101 1110101010 10110101010 0011111111 011111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 338
  • Average number of words per stanza: 64
  • Amount of lines: 64
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • 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, and, my, in, when, of, thy, love are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words when, to are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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