This is an analysis of the poem I Have Grown To Love You that begins with:

Not connecting on a level,
That evaporates an empty space. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXabcXXbbb dXbcdXdc eXebXaXbbbadad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,8,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101010 101011101 111110 11101 11 101 1111100010101 01010 111 11010011 110110011 1111101 0100 10101 011 110100101 11101 111010111 11 111110001101 11010001 01111 101101 010001010 1 11110101 111100101 101101 010001011 1001010011 1 00010 111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 288
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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; with, to, not are repeated.

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

  • summary of I Have Grown To Love You;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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