This is an analysis of the poem I Remain, Yours Truly that begins with:

If you want me to accept and believe,
You are there caring and in my corner......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcd eXdcX aXXaed bd eX cXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,6,2,2,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111001101 1111010110 001011001 1011010111 101110 101010010 111 101101010010 101101 11100011 11101010 11011101 11111110 0111010101001 1110101110 00101001 1101111 11100010 101 110 111011 0111101 1100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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

  • summary of I Remain, Yours Truly;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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