This is an analysis of the poem I Have Been Right Here that begins with:

I have been right here.
With blemishes and flaws, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXab bbcaXc dedXeXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011 010011 0110101 11011001 111110001 00100110101 11011001 111100101 1101100111 001110011101 1011111 010010011 1101101 1011000111 11011010101001 11010010 0110010001 110001110011 11101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 230
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 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 Have Been Right Here;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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