This is an analysis of the poem Come To Me that begins with:

Come to me...
Forget about what this isn't....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbbbXbcd Addabcb AdXcdbX AX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,7,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 01011000 1011101 110101 011001010 111 11111110 011 101 01001001011 10010110111 001111111001 11100101101101 11110 10110111 101 11111 10100101 01110 0100 10101110 1101 101 1111010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; to, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Come To Me;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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