This is an analysis of the poem I Sit And Look Out that begins with:

I SIT and look out upon all the sorrows of the world, and upon all
oppression and shame;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaXbXaXXXXXbaccaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110110100011011 01011 111001010111100 010101011 1101101001101010 0101100 1101011010110100010 0110 11010010011010101000 11111101 1101001010010011101 100 101010111010101011 10100101001 1010111010111001001 1000110110101 11101011000111101 101 1111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1050
  • Average number of words per stanza: 161
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 54 (very long 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; and, i, see, observe are repeated.

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

  • summary of I Sit And Look Out;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Walt Whitman