This is an analysis of the poem In My Arms You'Re Held To Hold that begins with:

Show me I'm the one,
You can care for....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcAB AdbcAb XeX ceDF CC aBcAB CCDFXCC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,3,4,2,5,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001 1111 1 10011 101111 11001 11 101 1 10011 011111 1010111110 10010 01010010 101011101 11101 01101 11110 01111 01 111001 1111 1 10011 101111 01111 01 01101 11110 01111 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 79
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

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  • summary of In My Arms You'Re Held To Hold;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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