This is an analysis of the poem If You Hold Me that begins with:
If you hold me...
All of your disbeliefs, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AXBCBDEBf AeaXbbf AcXXXa AbffafX AXBCBDEBaaf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,7,6,7,11,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0111 101100 0101 11101 01111 1010101 1110 11101 0111 0111 00111 110111 10101 11011 111 1100111 0111 10100101 1010110101 111010111 11111101 1101001 0111 1100111 100100101011 0101111110 0111101 1110100 01 0111 101100 0101 11101 01111 1010101 1110 11101 011 011011 1
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
- Average number of words per stanza: 38
- Amount of lines: 40
- Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of If You Hold Me;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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