This is an analysis of the poem It Was Not You that begins with:

IT was not you I was waiting for,
Always....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaX bbaa ccX dd X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,3,2,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 011111101 11 0111111 00101101 1011 001111 01010101 001111011 101011101 1010111 11110011 111110110 0111 11010 01011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 84
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; our is repeated.

    The author used the same word it 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 It Was Not You;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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