This is an analysis of the poem And You................Are There! that begins with:

I am here.
And you................are there! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcXbXdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 111 00010111 0001 111 1001 11001 10011 101010101 10111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 242
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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; it is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word isn't is repeated.

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

  • summary of And You................Are There!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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