This is an analysis of the poem I Like That Too that begins with:

You know I can't stop trying being more for you.
And wanting to be every part of the life, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABA CDADEAFG ABA CDADEAFG cfeffadeff aaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,8,3,8,10,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111010111 110001001001 111 0101 110100 10110011 000100 11111 111 11110100 001 111111010111 110001001001 111 0101 110100 10110011 000100 11111 111 11110100 001 11 1110001011 11101010 11111111000 110111101 1011 101101 111010 01101 01 11101011111 011 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • 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; you is repeated.

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

  • summary of I Like That Too;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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