This is an analysis of the poem Remember This that begins with:

Stop blaming those effects,
You did not expect to affect you life......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXa bXca acbcac X AAXXa AAccc AAccaXAc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,6,1,5,5,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 1010100111 00111 11110001 1111 0010010 10011 01100 1100100101 10101111 101001010 10110101001 11011001 101101 1 0100 1011011110 1110111 01011001101 11100101001 0100 1011011110 10111 111101100 111101001101 0100 1011011110 1101 111101001 00111101100 0100 111001100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; you, to, me are repeated.

    The author used the same words you, remember at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Remember This;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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