This is an analysis of the poem Why Would You Want To Open Your Door? that begins with:

Why would I want to be a part of your life,
Right now? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD cABd EBCBd EFBdF Dcbd Dcbcd EBCBd EFBdF ABCD EBCBdXEFBdff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,5,4,5,5,5,4,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110001011 11 111 1000101110 1 11110001011 11 110110 11 1111 11001 011 1 11 11101011 1111011 01 1101 10101 10111110 11111011 11001 10101 11111010 101011 11101 0011 11 1111 11001 011 1 11 11101011 1111011 01 1101 11110001011 11 111 1000101110 11 1111 11001 011 1 11 11101011 1111011 01 1 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 93
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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 and, i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Why Would You Want To Open Your Door?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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