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

My love will come
will fling open her arms and fold me in them, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabXcXXXbcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 01100111100 01011101110 0001010011 0110010101 1101100101 100111100 111001111 0111001 11110101101 0010010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 453
  • Average number of words per stanza: 87
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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; my, she are repeated.

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

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.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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