This is an analysis of the poem Not The One To Come Possessing Me that begins with:

You,
From me......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: abXcdbe ABCBEBBF XXaXdc ABCBEBBF GBFBFGBFb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,8,6,8,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 01 110010 11100 111011 0101 10101010011001 11 11 1101010101 101 11 001011 1101010011 11 10 001010111111 11 1110011 000101 1101 11 11 1101010101 101 11 001011 1101010011 11 10101 0101 11 1101010011 11 10101 0101 11 1101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 156
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (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.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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

  • summary of Not The One To Come Possessing Me;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar