This is an analysis of the poem Come Closer that begins with:
Are you an illusion of my delusion?
I seem to feel you from another time! ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AXXbbXXXXbAXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11101001010 1101100101 110111011 111011101 1010100010 1111111011 001 000100 11111 110101110101 11101001010 110 1101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 399
- Average number of words per stanza: 83
- Amount of lines: 13
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- 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.
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, to, this are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, is are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Come Closer;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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