This is an analysis of the poem I Am Certainly Not Going To Leave It that begins with:

If I can not say I love you,
When I love you......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaXXbcbb Xdeecc fbfdXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01111111 1111 0111 01010 110010 10101 01111 01101010 11001111 1110111111 111100110010 0100111101 1011110 111101101 111011 101 11101 011101001 10010111 101 111010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 191
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

    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; i, to are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines you is repeated).

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

  • summary of I Am Certainly Not Going To Leave It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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