This is an analysis of the poem When I Love that begins with:

When I love the steps
of my thoughts, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aab Xb XXa X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,2,3,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 011 110101000100 11101010 110101001010 11101011 110100110 01001 010010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 73
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my, of, life are repeated.

    The author used the same word when 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 When I Love;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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