This is an analysis of the poem Keep Me Loved that begins with:

Keep me loved.
Not one berated to hate....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCCDCBBC EXdX EbXebXABCCDCBBCb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,4,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 1101001 0101011 1110001 111 111011 10111101 11101 0111101 111111 10111101 1111 10111 111111 1101 00011110 1111 1111111 111 1101001 0101011 1110001 111 111011 10111101 11101 0111101 1110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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; you is repeated.

    The author used the same word we 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 Keep Me Loved;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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