This is an analysis of the poem Others That Were With You that begins with:

I am returning to you,
Exactly what you initiated......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXdX abecfXXf X daXXeeXbbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,8,1,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101001 0101101010 0010101 0100 0101100 1100011101 1 11101 011 100111 1101000010 100 1111010 0010101111 11111010110 1111010101 0101001 010010 11101 11111 01 1001111 1 1101 1110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

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

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

  • summary of Others That Were With You;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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