This is an analysis of the poem Case Closed that begins with:

When you read me,
You are not going to leave me....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABXcacXdXefgXgHg XihjcjXdcXgd dkXgkfkdgiigf eAABdeggHX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,12,13,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 11110011 111100111 1010 1110101 110101 11010011 11110000 110100110101 0110 110011 1110111011 10101001 111010 10001010100010101 11111010 01011011011 1111001101100 101010 1011011010 0010100101 1110100101001001001 1011100111101001 0101111 101001111101 00110100 01001001011010 1 1010100110100 1111001010100 010110110001 111101111011 11101001110110111 1111111101 0101011 111 11 11 0011110101 001010101 101001010 10110 1 1111 11110011 111100111 101011 100100101 1111010 11 11111010 10011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 432
  • Average number of words per stanza: 80
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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, and are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Case Closed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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