This is an analysis of the poem How I Want You that begins with:

Do you want me?
Why? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AaBc deX fghXeiieee ggjeiggf X AaBc XceXehcdhXXjffX XfiX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,10,8,1,4,15,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 1 110100 1 110110100 11 111 110111111 111 11101110101 101101011 10011101101 101 10110111 010000011100 1010000110001 100 111101 011011 1 11110 0100 111101 1 010011 100011110101 1111 1 110100 1 1 001100111 1 110101 11011 1 1111 101011 11101 11100010 10110010 00100011 1000100101 1 11111 110 11110101 11101011100 01010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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, it are repeated.

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

  • summary of How I Want You;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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