This is an analysis of the poem Without You that begins with:
I wish I could see you.
Even though in my heart, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AXbaccaaXbXbbXXAAAab
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111111 101011 11111 11011111 1101 11 111011 101001101 1110101 01111 1110 111111 1111010101 1011 1110010101 011 011 111111 011011 1
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 473
- Average number of words per stanza: 99
- Amount of lines: 20
- 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; i, you are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, without are repeated.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines you is repeated).
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.
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- summary of Without You;
- central theme;
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