This is an analysis of the poem The Full Meaning Of Love that begins with:

You know...
You are the first one in my life, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcXacc adedc fddghXiicj hajkeXdX dbd fbX eblkX c kclcX jbgdXcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,5,10,8,3,3,5,1,5,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 11011011 1110011 1010010100 101111010100 1110111 1 110010001110 111111 1111000 01101110010010 001110 100110110 110 11100 1111 11 110101011 1101100 1001001 110111 011110 111 1 1110011 011001 11 111000010 101011 1110 1111 11 1101001 0101 110 1111111010 110111 110 11010 000110 01111 111101010 000011010 1011 1011010001 1010 00101 01000111 010111111 111011101 11 0111 111 1111011010 1011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 55
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word you is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase it connects the lines.

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

  • summary of The Full Meaning Of Love;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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