This is an analysis of the poem This Is Love that begins with:

Only you can take me,
To love......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCCDEEAB AXXcccb eaXdaaeX ABCCDEEAB eBec XbCCeebeEB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,7,8,9,4,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101111 01 1111 11101 0111 01 011 101111 01 101111 1111 01 110111 1111 1001 101001 10101 011101 10111 011001 10111 11100101 011 11010 101111 01 1111 11101 0111 01 011 101111 01 00101 001 1101 1111 101 111101 1111 11101 011101 101 11101 001 01 001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 139
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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