This is an analysis of the poem In Love with You that begins with:

O what a physical effect it has on me
To dive forever into the light blue sea...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcddefXfgbfehhh X digj X XXbkckXiXifffgXijbXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,1,4,1,20,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110100010111 01010000111 0101011101 1111011111 001001010 01011010010 01001011101011 11001001011001 0101110111110 00011111100100010 10111011 0001001101010010 01010001001001 1111010111111 01111 1110010100101 111010010101 1 11101001111100010 0111001110100111 11111111011111011111 111101111011010 1 010010001101 110101011010011 01101010110100100110110 1010111010100101 0101010100100111001 111111111101101010110 0101010111110010 0111010110011001 1110 010110101 111 0101 011011 01101101110 101110110 1011010111 101 1011110 1111101111100011110000 111101101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 404
  • Average number of words per stanza: 74
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • 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; love, i, you are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of In Love with You;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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