This is an analysis of the poem Let Us Keep This To Ourselves that begins with:

If you are counting on my appearance,
To depict my disposition to others......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdd Xeccd X d X df XdBeX adB XafX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,1,1,1,2,5,3,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111011010 00111010010 011101 110110000101 11010011001010 11111110100 11011110 00101000101010 111110101 10011101011 1111101011 10101 1011111011 10100 0111011011 11010011 1111111111 1110001 111010 1010110 1 110 1110001 1 1 1101 101100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 92
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of Let Us Keep This To Ourselves;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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