This is an analysis of the poem Building Number Seven that begins with:

You were there and then you weren't.
No concern about you raised....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XababcXdacBbdadBdabXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111110 1010111 11001 110111 1101010010 11011110 1111 110101 111101 11110 101010 0101011010 111001 11110001 10101 101010 111101 100110111 111011101 1101 11001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 623
  • Average number of words per stanza: 102
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; you is repeated.

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

  • summary of Building Number Seven;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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