This is an analysis of the poem Just For You that begins with:

You have had a good time,
Most of your life....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba cXbXd ebf gghbibc dgfg ccheiXXXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,3,7,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111001 1011 1111010 11101101 11101 11010 1101010 0101010110100 101110001010 1010100111 11111010 11010100 110101111 0110101 110110 11001111 10010110110101 101010111110 11111101011 110011 11111 1011101000 011111 01101111 110100 101101 011001 101 101101 0111110100 100 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

    The poet repeated the same word you at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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