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

To you...
You know where and who you are! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcdcbdecfXcgghcgidjjcgfakjaagbigblikigheilfgA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 46,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01 1111111 110100 10 100 110101001 110100 100 010 10101 010 10 11111 1110101111 1011 111010 01 1111 11101001 11 11 011100100 010111 01001010 101101 101100101 11011 11100101 111101 10110110 01111111 0110101100111 11101011101 01110101101 1111 11001 1101111 1100101 1011101 11010101 101100 111111 010111001 1110100100 01001110001 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1125
  • Average number of words per stanza: 220
  • Amount of lines: 46
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; you, and, i, to are repeated.

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

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

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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