This is an analysis of the poem Missed Right Here that begins with:

That letter I wrote to you last year?
The one that said I wish you'd disappear? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABCdEBff AgbXgXhcibjjb AABCidEgXhfBff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,13,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 110110111 0111111101 1111110111 1111111110 011011010 0111111100011 111011 11110 011101110 110110111 01111111 11011110111 10111111101001 1111101 1111111111 1111111 11001 111101011101 011110110001 11111 1111001 1110101110 110110111 0111111101 1111110111 1111111110 011 101011010 0111111100011 01 111111001 011 101111111110 111011 111011110 1111111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 440
  • Average number of words per stanza: 90
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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

    The author used the same word that 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 me is repeated).

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  • summary of Missed Right Here;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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