This is an analysis of the poem Everything You Have that begins with:

I want everything you have,
If we are to share as mated lovers....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcdb EAfg GGDDAAG XXcf EAABXGGDDAAG
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,7,4,12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110111 0110111010 101100101 01 10100110 1001 11101001 01010010 01011101101 100010100010 10101010 10010 110101101 1110111 01010011 001001010 110101 110011 001010 101111 1001 11101001 1110111 0110111010 100010100010 10101010 10010 110101101 1110111 01010011 001001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is 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 Everything You Have;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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