This is an analysis of the poem Anymore... that begins with:

You say that you love me,
You say that you're here, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa XbXa XbXa XXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 11111 1110101 111100101 1111010 111101 1111111 1110011101 11101 11101 111010 101101101 111111 111111 111111 01010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 114
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, that, say, where, when, i, know, i'm, care, what are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words you, where, i, do are repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word anymore at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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