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

“Father!” a youthful hero said, bending his lofty brow
“On the world wide I must go forth—then bless me, bless me, now!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccdd eebb ffgg ccff hhee gggg eeee iigg Xbee ccaaXccee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 10010101100101 10111111111111 11110111111111 10010111110111 10010101010111 01010101001101 11110101001101 11110111110101 111101010001001 101110111011101 11011101111101 11100101110111 0110101110111 01111111010101 011111110010111 10010101001101 11111101111101 010101001110101 01011101111111 11001101110101 01010111110101 110001010101011 11111101111111 0111111011101 00110101100111 01011110010101 01011101010101 11011101110101 01110111110101 11011111001101 01011101111101 11001111111111 10111001010101 01110111010111 10110101011111 110111001010111 11010111111110 011111101111111 11011101011111 11011111111101 11110101111101 111111011110101 11111111110111 10110101110111 11001111110100 11010101110101 01010101111001 10110111010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 239
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 63 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • 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, well, to, thy, my, and, with are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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