This is an analysis of the poem Meant To Linger that begins with:
I found you within myself.
To know without explanation, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XAXaXbbAb baX XbXCacCXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,3,9,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1110111 01011010 1101001 1010 111010 101001 0111111 01011010 11001111 11 11100101 01111011 11001001 1000100 101010 11110111 11111001 011101 11110111 1101010 010010101001
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 198
- Average number of words per stanza: 36
- Amount of lines: 21
- Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Meant To Linger;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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