This is an analysis of the poem Between You And Me that begins with:

I already know the deal AND routine.
So there is nothing......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbc defeXaeXgced gdafcdgg bXXeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,12,8,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101101 11010 1011 110101 01 11101001 1010011010 001100101 110111 11100010101 1110101 011110 1 11 101000100011100101 11010 1 11 1101101011010 1001111 11001111 1011111 11011111001 010101011010 1 11 1 11 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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.

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

  • summary of Between You And Me;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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