This is an analysis of the poem I Am Not That Way! that begins with:

When I came to you,
I came to give my heart....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABAB aACbc Dddb bABAB XAAC DddadXbXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,4,5,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 110111 11 010 111101 11 111111 0110100 11 1110010101 10000011 1110010101 1011100101 1 11101 110111 11 010 1 11101 11 111111 1110010101 10000 011 11 10010101 10111 00101 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 87
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The author used the same word but 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 I Am Not That Way!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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