This is an analysis of the poem Leave What You Do Remembered that begins with:

I know it's true.
You can dropp my love....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCXAcbDEa ABCXABDEX FGHI dd aHD HD HD HD aHd FGHIH HIHIHIHIHIHIHIHI Xaj XjaI
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,9,4,2,3,2,2,2,3,5,16,3,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 11111 11 110 1101 111 11 101 110100 1010101 1101 11111 11 110 1101 11111 101 110100 0010101 110101001 10010010 0011001 1101 101011111 11101 11011101111 0111 11 0111 11 0111 11 0111 11 1101110111 0111 111 110101001 10010010 0011001 1101 10111 110110111 1101 10111 1101 110110111 1101 10111 1101 110110111 1101 10111 1101 110110111 1101 10111 1101 111111101 11111 010 010 1110111010 1101 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 109
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 65
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

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

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

    The author used the same words i, in at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines box is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word locked 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 Leave What You Do Remembered;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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