This is an analysis of the poem Stay Right By My Side that begins with:
Stay right by my side.
And I hope you never show......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABBC XabcX ABBC Adddcb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,4,6,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11111 1111101 111111 011101 1011101 1011101 11 11101 11 11111 1111101 111111 011101 11111 1110101 11 11011 01 0111101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 105
- Average number of words per stanza: 23
- Amount of lines: 19
- Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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; you, me are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word you is repeated.
The author used the same word stay at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines love is repeated).
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- summary of Stay Right By My Side;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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