This is an analysis of the poem As Long As I Am There For 'You' that begins with:

As long as I am there for 'you',
The air is fresh....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XAXX bbXc ddcc XAXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111111 0101 1101011 11111111 10101010101 010001101 1011111001 00101111 1111011100 00100010111 111010001111 100001000111011 11111111 0101 1101011 11111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; as, you, i, to are repeated.

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  • summary of As Long As I Am There For 'You';
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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