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

When you cry...
Are you feeling mislead? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbaXb Acbcb AcXde c AbXfg g AbXdb Aehhh Afhf cb FfgXFf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,1,5,1,5,5,4,2,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 111001 1001111 111111 01101 111 001110 111010 101110 0101 111 101110 111101 0101 0111 11111010 111 111001 101011 1101 10101 11001 111 101111 111100 001111 1101 111 1110001 100101 10111 0101 111 10111 11110 111 10 111 110111 101 101 110111 1110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 77
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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 is repeated.

    The author used the same words when, and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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