This is an analysis of the poem I Guess I Could that begins with:

I guess I could...
Be with you....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABAC ABACdECBEC ABAC ABACdECBEC cAFbcAFXXABACaBdf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,10,4,10,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 001 11111 11100 1111 001 11111 11100 1 1000111010 1111010101 11 1110111110 11111100111 1111 001 11111 11100 1111 001 11111 11100 1 1000111010 1111010101 11 1110111110 11111100111 1101101110 111001011 001 1101 0101101110 111001011 001 1101 1111 001 11111 11100 11111 001 1101101 1101001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 179
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • 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, you, me, to are repeated.

    The author used the same word i 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 Guess I Could;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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