This is an analysis of the poem In Your Corner that begins with:

You've got to know what it's like,
To be yourself and be right....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabcddbdcbXXXbXXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101101 0010101 011010 110010101 11111 010110011 1101010 10101101 11001110 1110111 10100101 001100101 1110110 1110110 111010 01011 111101 110011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 560
  • Average number of words per stanza: 100
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • 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 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 In Your Corner;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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