This is an analysis of the poem Because Of You that begins with:

I find I am missing you.
And revisiting your point of view....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXX bcdb A aeed a Ab ceeccfadfXXaaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,1,4,1,2,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101 101001101 011010 11111 11111001 1100101 0010 101101 110101 11111101 11101 1110100 0111010100 1110101 110101 0111011101 1 1101111 110111101 10111101 10111011 00100111 0011 0010 1101 01101000 001111101 111 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 91
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

    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; i is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines you is repeated).

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

  • summary of Because Of You;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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