This is an analysis of the poem Waiting that begins with:

When I am alone I am happy.
The air is cool. The sky is ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXacaXcXXX cXbdXacdcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011110 0101010 101111 01001010 001011 110011 01101010 111111 11101 01010110 1111 111 111101101 11011 110110 0110 0111010 11111 111111 10110100 1011001 101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 288
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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