This is an analysis of the poem Deleted that begins with:

The last time you said no,
And I agreed....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABacbdd bcaaddX ebbffXXXABeceb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011111 1101 110100101 10100 1100111000010 1101001 101110100 01011010 0110111010 1100101 1110011 111001101 11101 11101 111100101 1011010 11000101 11111111 1111 11101011 1001111101 011111 1101 10101101 111101000 11101 1000101001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 190
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, i, to are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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