This is an analysis of the poem Come To Me that begins with:

Come to me, come to me, O my God;
Come to me everywhere!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cbcb abab bdbd eaea cXaeaeXebeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 101101111 101101 1011110101 1010101 1111111101 11100111 100111001 0110101 101110101 101111 1101110111 11011011 1111100101 1100101 11001001011 010101 010101101 1101111 1010101101 10100101 1 1 1111001 0100111 1010100101 0101101 010110101 1110011 1010011111 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, and, come, me, they are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words come, how, they, which, again are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Come To Me;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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