This is an analysis of the poem See You Monday that begins with:

What are my plans for the weekend?
I am going to cuddle up with my Bible......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXac ddXeffgX fcXX gbef X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,8,4,4,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111011 111001010110 101111 10101001010 101011 00010010100 1011 1 111001001 1101001 1111001 101011 110010111 111010 111111010 1111 11001110101 0110001101010 1011101 1010010010 11010101 00101001100011 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • 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.

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

    The author used the same word i 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 See You Monday;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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