This is an analysis of the poem Just Be You And Do that begins with:

My mother reflected my purpose best,
When to me she said......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaaa XaXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100101101 10111 101100001101 101001101 1101111101 10111 100110100001 10111 10101101 111001000110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 179
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • 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; to, you, be are repeated.

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

  • summary of Just Be You And Do;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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