An examination of the literary style of the poem, “I Sat Belonely” by John Lennon.
This paper examines and analyzes the poem “I Sat Belonely” by John Lennon. It describes form and verse and studies the use of simile and metaphor throughout the poem. The paper also notes Lennon’s use of irregular rhyme scheme, similar to that of Dr. Seuss, and his intention to direct his work toward children. The author of the paper shows that this was a clever way of immortalizing Lennon’s literature.
“In the poem “I sat belonely” the general rhyme pattern is that of standard crossed rhyme. John Lennon, the author wrote this entire sonnet in crossed rhyme with six quatrains which resembles an English sonnet except for the fact that it is twenty-four lines in length and does not end in a couplet. All six stanzas are iambic tetrameter, the first stanza has end stop on the first, second, and fourth lines with enjambment on the third line. The second stanza is crossed rhyme showing end-stop in all four lines with a caesura in line three. The third stanza also has end-stop punctuation throughout all four lines.”