This is an analysis of the poem I Hate You With So Much Love that begins with:

I hate you!
With so much love....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcdXca Aecaf ggefdXd eXeABXec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,5,7,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 0111 1110010 11111 11101 11101111 11 111 111101111 10001110101 00101101 11111110101 111110111 0101111 111111 1011100101 0111110111 111010 1101111000101 1111100 0101010 10101 111 0111 1110011 111101 011101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 186
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; you, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words how, i 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 Hate You With So Much Love;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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