This is an analysis of the poem People Like You that begins with:
If I had not shown you the way,
You would not know a way could be made....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XX aaXX XX aX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,4,2,2,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01111101 111101101 11110100 1110111011 10110 110110 1010100111010 00111100111 1 1110111
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 82
- Average number of words per stanza: 16
- Amount of lines: 10
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, not, and are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of People Like You;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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