This is an analysis of the poem There...Where You Are that begins with:

Let the Sun light in,
And let it dance upon your face....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDcde XacXcXf ABCDdc ffGHHHC XdGH HHCXABdde
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,6,7,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110 11010111 11001010001011 010111 100010011 1 111011111 10111101 10110110101101 0010110101011 0101101101 1110100101 010111010 11010101 10110 11010111 11001010001011 010111 10001 0101111 110100111 0011101001010 0110101011 010111010 110 00 10001 10100101 0100101 0110101011 010111010 110 00 10001 10110 11010111 1 111 011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • 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; let, to, it, see are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines it is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word now at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of There...Where You Are;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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