This is an analysis of the poem I Did Not Lose Any Sleep When You Left that begins with:

Your decision made to follow others,
On a path that seemed safely paved for you......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXc dcXae fgfgXdhbh XehXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,9,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101010 1011110111 1010 010110 11101 1101010101 110111001 01010 01000010 110110101 111010 010111101 11001010 101111101101 001011010 11011100 1110110100 101101011 100 1 1011101111 1111101101100 10011001101 11110101011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 201
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; to, you, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of I Did Not Lose Any Sleep When You Left;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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