This is an analysis of the poem Who Are You? that begins with:

Who are you?
Taking time, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcXX AXdXd AcXeXXAeeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 101 010111 0010010 11101 111 10100 110100101 1101110100 0010111 111 100110101 010111000 1111010 01001010000 111 1001 01101010 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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

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

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