This is an analysis of the poem Investing Our Hearts that begins with:

Do not mistake this love you see.
It is not yours to abuse like a piece of property....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcdcdbeXdeABdcffggdgABhfhABXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 30,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010111 00110011010100 10010 100101 10110 1010011 010010101000 101001010 111000101 111011 01100101 11010111 00110011010100 010101010 110010011 0101001111 010100110101 1111 001000011001 1110100010 1010001 11010111 00110011010100 010101000101 1110 1101110101 11010111 00110011010100 1101001010 01011000100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1069
  • Average number of words per stanza: 209
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; not, it, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of Investing Our Hearts;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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