This is an analysis of the poem I Can Take That Now that begins with:

No matter if I am not
What was once there, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbXc dadcee Abf XfddfXdf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,3,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100111 1111 1111 110010 11111 011 110111 11100010 011101 1011100 1100111 111 111111 10110 1110111 1011101 11111 01010110101 11111 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 96
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • 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:

    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 is repeated.

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

  • summary of I Can Take That Now;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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