This is an analysis of the poem No One But You Has Been In My Dreams that begins with:

But I am still mending.
Parts of me are not at peak....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abb bcX BD ddXbX A X BD XdbcXX d X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,2,5,1,1,2,6,1,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110 1011111 10111101 1001110111 1011 1001011 100111001 11110001 111 1010101 1101010 111011 111100 111110 1001011 100111001 11110001 110111001 111 111010111011 11101 1110010 011111 111101101 1111110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 73
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; of, you are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of No One But You Has Been In My Dreams;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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