This is an analysis of the poem Fated To Mate that begins with:

You say...
Your heart is too easy to break....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCdEBC AFffdeff ghXhgXd fefdfa AFdfdEXXdXABCdEBCf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,8,7,6,18,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 11011001 111010101 1 1101010 111111 1101 11 1100111 1110101 0111 1 11101010 111111 0101 111 110 101 010 01011111 10111010 101 0011111 0110101 01111 1110011 00101 1101011 11 1100111 1110110 101 1 1101010 111001 01100 001111001 11 11011001 111010101 1 1101010 111111 1101 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; you, i, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words you, i'm are repeated.

    The author used the same word you 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 Fated To Mate;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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