This is an analysis of the poem Kept For Me To Keep that begins with:

Yesterday,
Is just a day that's gone away....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBBC ddXdbe aBBC XeXXf dXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,4,5,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 01011101 101 011001 01111110 10 11 110010 111 10100111 101 01011101 101 011001 110101 10111 1101 101011 1011101 10 1101 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 95
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Kept For Me To Keep;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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