This is an analysis of the poem After You Speak that begins with:

After you speak
And what you meant...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdcedababbbbbeedbbbfdbbf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 26,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011 1111 01 11 1111 01111 1011 11 11100 10101 11 11000 001 0111 1011 11 1011 11 01 0101 01 01 01 1111 1111 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 375
  • Average number of words per stanza: 74
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 13 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • 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 After You Speak;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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