This is an analysis of the poem Leave Me With 'something' To Imagine that begins with:

You could either have my name engraved,
In marble....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcdeXc bfbeaa agfbbgd hchhchXXXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,7,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011101 010 111110 111101010 110 111010101010 011010 11101001001 10 110 11111001100 11111 10010010111 00111010010001010 1 01110011111 10 10101010 10111001110 001011 0100100111010 11011111 100011110 111100101 1 11 101011 1110001 01111101101 01111100 1101000010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 226
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; to, as, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Leave Me With 'something' To Imagine;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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