This is an analysis of the poem Intimately Or Not that begins with:

No one I am with,
Intimately or not....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDB eeebdf XXbd ABCDB be egXXdb ggdcfbf HfXgb Hfici dgdBgX gX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,4,5,2,6,7,5,5,6,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110 100011 010111 0010 01101 11101 10001 1101 001001 1 0010111 11110010 1101 01011 010010 11110 100011 010111 0010 01101 101111 01000 1100 01000100 11001 00101101 1101 10100001 10101 1001011 111 11110011 0111 100101 01001 1110101 111 0111 101001 011101 1110101 111 1110111 11001111 001010101 11011001 111100 0010111 100011 11011 010111101 1111 11010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 108
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 53
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Intimately Or Not;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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