This is an analysis of the poem 'I Thought We Were Talking About Me? ' that begins with:

I see the 'me-me I-I' in you.
I was there......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabcXddecbeffccgdgdhhhhXc X XeXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 26,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111101 111 10111 10011001 011010 001111 01010110 111101 11010 011011001 1011 011001111010 111111111 11100100101 0101110 111100 1110001110111 111011001101 01110101 1110 1111101101 011111111 111011 111110111100 111111111010 11111101 1110100111 10 11111101010 10 0010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 328
  • Average number of words per stanza: 63
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.

    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; i is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, or are repeated.

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

  • summary of 'I Thought We Were Talking About Me? ';
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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