This is an analysis of the poem You Know When You Write Poetry You Find that begins with:

You know when you write poetry you find
the architecture of your lineage your teachers...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXaa Xa X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,2,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111110011 0101001100110 11010111111101 111100 11010 001000010 111001010110 111010 01011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 111
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of You Know When You Write Poetry You Find;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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